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Zayed

زايدIn Arabic

Meaning
Increasing, growing
About the name
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918-2004) was the founding father of the United Arab Emirates, ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1966 and the federation's first president from 1971 until his death.
For
A boy
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Zaied, Zayid

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Confidence: medium

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