Zaid

Zaid
Origin
Pronunciation	[ˈzæjd]
Gender	Male
Language	Arabic
Meaning	to increase
Region of origin	Arabia, Middle East
Other names
Variant forms	Zayd, Zaïd, Zeyd
Related names	Ziyad

Zaid or Zayd (/zaɪd/; Arabic: زيد) is an Arabic given name and surname.

Zaid

Given name

Zaid Abbas (born 1983), Jordanian basketball player
Zaid Abdul-Aziz (born 1946), American basketball player
Zaid Al-Harb (1887–1972), Kuwaiti poet
Zaid al-Rifai (1936–2024), Jordanian politician and prime minister
Zaïd Amir (born 2002), Comorian footballer
Zaid Ashkanani (born 1994), Kuwaiti racing driver
Zaid Hamid (born 1964), Pakistani political commentator
Zaid Ibrahim (born 1951), Malaysian politician
Zaid Orudzhev (born 1932), Russian philosopher
Zaid Shakir (born 1956), American scholar
Zaid ibn Shaker (1934–2002), Jordanian general, politician and prime minister

Surname

Ghanem Zaid (born 1965), Kuwaiti javelin thrower
Hikmat Zaid (born 1945), Palestinian politician
Ibrahim Zaid (born 1990), Saudi Arabian footballer
Mabrouk Zaid (born 1979), Saudi Arabian footballer
Samy Abu Zaid (1979–2009), Egyptian football player
Wahid Ullah Zaid (born 1944), Afghan wrestler

Zayd

Zayd Abu Zayd (1195–1270), Almohad political leader
Zayd al-Khayr (died 631), companion of Muhammad
Zayd ibn al-Dathinnah, companion of Muhammad
Zayd ibn Ali (695–740), great-grandson of Ali and fifth Imam according to Zaidi Shi'ism
Zayd ibn al-Khattab (584–632), companion of Muhammad
Zayd ibn Arqam (died 686), companion of Muhammad
Zayd ibn Harithah (581–629), companion of Muhammad
Zayd ibn Suhan (died 656), companion of Muhammad
Zayd ibn Thabit (610–660), Arab scribe and theologian
Zayd Mutee' Dammaj (1943–2000), Yemeni author and politician
Zayd Saidov (born 1958), Tajik politician
Zayd Salih al-Faqih (born 1964), Yemeni writer

See also

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