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Rashad - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Rashad

[ 2 syll. ras-had, ra-sh-ad ] The boy name Rashad is pronounced as RAHSHAAD KEY. Rashad is mainly used in the Arabic and English languages, and its language of origin is Arabic. Derived literally from the element 'rashad' which means righteous. The English, Indian, and Iranian name Rasheed and the English, Arabic, Indian, Iranian, and Swahili name Rashid are variations of the name.

Rashad is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name jumped in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of very modest use only. At the peak of its usage in 1990, 0.032% of baby boys were given the name Rashad. It ranked at #355 then. The baby name has since experienced a fall in frequency. In 2008, its usage was 0.017% and its ranking #646, but it was nonetheless the most frequently used out of all boy names in its group.

Baby names that sound like Rashad include the Arabic Raghid, the English, Indian, and Iranian Rasheed, the English, Arabic, Indian, Iranian, and Swahili Rashid, the Finnish and Slavic Risto, the Czech Rost'a, the Russian Rostya, the English Rusti, the English Rustie, the English Rusty, the Greek Aristo, and the Hungarian Arisztid.

KEY: Pronunciation for Rashad: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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