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Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Malay
Scripts زيدي(Arabic) زيدي, زايدي(Malay Jawi)
Pronounced Pron. ZIE-dee(Arabic)  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsZaidy, Zaidie, Zaidee

Meaning & History

Means "my increase", from Arabic زاد (zada) meaning "to increase" (see Zayd). It may also come from the name of 8th-century Muslim leader Zaid bin Ali, whose unsuccessful revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate led to the formation of the Zaidiyyah sect of Shia Islam.
Added 8/28/2021 by HL
Edited 8/28/2021 by HL