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Syed - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Syed
 
 

 



[ 1 syll. syed, sy-ed ] The boy name Syed is pronounced as SAYD KEY. Syed is used predominantly in the Arabic language and its origin is also Arabic. Syed is a variant of the name Said (Arabic).

Syed is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 2000 with 0.011% of baby boys being given the name Syed. It ranked at #754 then. The baby name has since steeply fallen in popularity, and is currently of irregular use. Among all boy names in its group, Syed was nonetheless the most popular in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Syed include Said (Arabic), Scot (English and Scottish), Scott (English and Scottish), Seth (English and German), Sheth (Hebrew), Sid (English), Syd (English), Scottie (English and Scottish), Scotty (English and Scottish), Seaghdh (Scottish), Sesto (Italian), Sisto (Italian), and Séaghdha (Irish).

KEY: English pronunciation for Syed: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


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