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Fahad

فہد

Say it FAH-hud

Meaning today: Leopard, panther, cheetah
Original meaning: "a well-known hunting beast of prey; Lane renders it 'the lynx'" Lane, p. 2452
Say it: FAH-hud
Written: فہد
Other spellings: Fahd, Fahadh, Fahed

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Fahad meaning

Fahad (فہد) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.

A well-known hunting beast of prey; Lane renders it 'the lynx'

Also used to mean: leopard, panther, cheetah

Fahad (فہد) is the Arabic fahd, the name of a big cat. Lane describes the fahd as a well-known beast of prey that is used in hunting, renders it in English as the lynx, and records its reputation for sleepiness: a man who stretched and slept a great deal was said to be like a fahd. The same entry has a word for the keeper who trains one for the hunt. Name lists give Fahad as "leopard", "panther" or "cheetah"; the English animal varies from source to source, but all are attempts to name the same hunting cat. Well-known bearers include King Fahd of Saudi Arabia and, in India, the Malayalam actor Fahadh Faasil.

Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon, Book I, Part 6 (1877), p. 2452 · entry fahd (فَهْدٌ), root f-h-d · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Lane, f-h-d, p. 2452 (Part 6 scan, leaf 235) · Britannica, Fahd · Wikipedia, Fahadh Faasil