Jawid

Jawid
Pronunciation[ˈdʒaːʋɛːd]
GenderMasculine
Origin
MeaningLong Live or Eternal
Region of originIran
Other names
Alternative spellingJawed, Javed

Jawid (Persian: جاويد, romanized: Jāwīd), also spelled Jawed, Jawayd, Javid, Javaid, Javed and other variants, is a masculine given name of Persian origin meaning "long life" or "eternal".

The name is from Modern Persian jāwid جاود "eternal". The word continues Middle Persian jāwīd, from an Old Persian *yāvaitat, ultimately from *yauu-, Iranian oblique stem of *āiuu- "age, duration", cognate with Greek αἰών "eon".

It is also chosen as a pseudonym by some, such as Huseyn Javid (Huseyn Abdulla oglu Rasizadeh) in the early 20th century. The given name became popular among Indian Muslims from about the 1940s, and remains a popular name for baby boys in Pakistan. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Jawaid

Jawid

Jawed

Javed

Javaid

Javid

Surname

Pakistan

There is no tradition of Pakistani surnames. Jawed is not one of the traditional family names, but it may be chosen as a "secondary" name, and it may have been picked as surname by expatriates in western countries.

British Pakistani

Iran

Azerbaijan

References

  1. ↑ Name History and Origin for Javed; ; Persian name derived from the word jawid; Javed at behindthename.com; Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary s.v. جاود[link removed]
  2. ↑ "'Javid Shah!' Why Iranians are calling for their king". The Jerusalem Post. 2026-01-01. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  3. ↑ Martin Schwartz, 'Pouruchista’s Gathic Wedding and the Teleological Composition of the Gathas', in: Exegisti Monumenta: Festschrift in Honour of Nicholas Sims-Williams (2009), p. 441, fn 24.

See also

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