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Rasheed - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Rasheed

[ 2 syll. ras-hee(d), ra-she-ed ] The boy name Rasheed is pronounced RAHSHIYD KEY. Rasheed's language of origin is Arabic, and it is predominantly used in English, Indian, and Iranian.

Rasheed is a variation (English, Indian, and Iranian) of Rashid (English, Arabic, Indian, Iranian, and Swahili).

Rasheed is also a variation (English) of Rashad (Arabic and English).

Rasheed is a rare baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1995, 0.011% of baby boys were named Rasheed. It ranked at #718 then. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is currently of only sporadic use. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly related to Rasheed, Rashad (Arabic and English) was the most popular.

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

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


 
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