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Rashid - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Rashid

[ 2 syll. ras-hid, ra-sh-id ] The boy name Rashid is pronounced as RAHSHIYD or RaaSHIYD KEY. Rashid is used chiefly in the English, Arabic, Indian, Iranian, and Swahili languages, and its origin is Arabic. The name's meaning is rightly guided, of true faith, mature. The name Rashida (Arabic and Swahili) is the female form of Rashid. The name Rasheed (English, Indian, and Iranian) is a variant of Rashid.

In addition, Rashid is a variant of the name Rashad (Arabic and English) in the English language.

Rashid is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly linked to Rashid, Rashad (Arabic and English) was the most commonly used.

Baby names that sound like Rashid include Rasheed (English, Indian, and Iranian), 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 Rashid: 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)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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