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Zaid
زیدSay it ZAID
- Meaning
- Increase, growth; a verbal noun of zāda, 'it increased' Lane, p. 1275
- Say it
- ZAID
- Written
- زید
- Other spellings
- Zayd, Zayed
Zaid
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Zaid meaning
Zaid (زید) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.
Increase, growth; a verbal noun of zāda, 'it increased'
Zaid (زید) is the Arabic zayd, which Lane gives as a verbal noun of zāda, "it increased, augmented or grew", from the root z-y-d. Name lists today give Zaid as "growth" or "abundance", in line with the dictionary. Zayd is the only one of the Prophet's companions named in the Quran, at 33:37, where tradition identifies him as Zayd ibn Ḥāritha, the freed slave whom the Prophet adopted as a son. He was killed leading the Muslim force at the Battle of Muʾta in 629. Another famous bearer, Zayd ibn Thābit, served as the Prophet's scribe and is reported to have gathered the written Quran for the early caliphs, the collection on which the standard text was based.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, Part 3, p. 1275 · entry zayd (زَيْدٌ), root z-y-d · See the entry
In the Quran: 33:37 (Zayd (زَيْدٌ)) · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon, zayd (زَيْدٌ), p. 1275 · Quran 33:37 · Wikipedia, Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi · Britannica, Zayd ibn Thābit · Britannica, Qurʾān: origin and compilation
Famous namesakes
- Zayd ibn Ḥāritha, the Prophet's adopted son, named in Quran 33:37
- Zayd ibn Thābit, the Prophet's scribe, who gathered the Quran
Popularity abroad
- #677 United States, boys 2025 (down 16 from 661 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #376 England and Wales, boys 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Zaid · Zayd · Zayed