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Amjad
امجدSay it UM-jud
- Meaning today
- Most glorious, most honoured
- Original meaning
- "more or most praiseworthy, outstanding, illustrious" Steingass, p. 99
- Say it
- UM-jud
- Written
- امجد
Amjad
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Amjad meaning
Amjad (امجد) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.
More or most praiseworthy, outstanding, illustrious
Also used to mean: most glorious, most honoured
Amjad (امجد) is the Arabic amjad, the comparative and superlative form from m-j-d, the root of majd, "glory, honour", and majīd, "glorious". Steingass's dictionary, which records Arabic words in Persian and Urdu use, gives amjad as more or most praiseworthy, outstanding or illustrious. Name lists give "most glorious" or "most honoured". In India the name is famous through the actor Amjad Khan, remembered as Gabbar Singh in Sholay, and through the sarod master Amjad Ali Khan.
Source: Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892), p. 99 · entry amjad (امجد) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Steingass, Persian–English Dictionary, amjad, p. 99 · Wikipedia, Amjad Khan (actor) · Wikipedia, Amjad Ali Khan
Famous namesakes
- Amjad Khan, Hindi film actor
- Amjad Ali Khan, sarod player