Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʕaːbɪd] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | "worshipper" |
Abid ( Arabic: عابد ‘Ābid), also Abed, literally meaning worshipper, adorer, devout [1] [2] may be either a surname or given name.
In the Russian language, "Аби́д" (Abid), or its form "Ави́д" (Avid), is an old and uncommon [3] male given name. [4] Included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, it was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century. [5] Its origins are either Arabic (where it means desired) or Aramaic (where it means work, labor). [6] The diminutive of "Avid" is Avidka (Ави́дка). [3] The patronymics derived from "Avid" are "Ави́дович" (Avidovich; masculine) and "Ави́довна" (Avidovna; feminine). [3]
As a surname, in the form Al-Abid ( Arabic: العابد) and its variants, it is shared by the following people:
As a surname:
As a given name or colloquial name, it is shared by the following people:
Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʕaːbɪd] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | "worshipper" |
Abid ( Arabic: عابد ‘Ābid), also Abed, literally meaning worshipper, adorer, devout [1] [2] may be either a surname or given name.
In the Russian language, "Аби́д" (Abid), or its form "Ави́д" (Avid), is an old and uncommon [3] male given name. [4] Included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, it was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century. [5] Its origins are either Arabic (where it means desired) or Aramaic (where it means work, labor). [6] The diminutive of "Avid" is Avidka (Ави́дка). [3] The patronymics derived from "Avid" are "Ави́дович" (Avidovich; masculine) and "Ави́довна" (Avidovna; feminine). [3]
As a surname, in the form Al-Abid ( Arabic: العابد) and its variants, it is shared by the following people:
As a surname:
As a given name or colloquial name, it is shared by the following people: