Meaning, origin and history of the name Zayd

Gender Masculine

Scripts زيد(Arabic)

Pronounced Pron. ZIED [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from Arabic زاد (zada) meaning "to increase". This was the name of a slave who became the adopted son of the Prophet Muhammad.

VariantZaid

Feminine FormZaida

Other Languages & CulturesZejd(Bosnian)

modern informal urban strong rough strange