غَيْدَاء
Ghaida: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Ghaydāʾ
“Tender, supple young woman” with a graceful gait
Meaning of the name Ghaida
Ghaydaʾ is the feminine of aghyad: it describes a young, tender woman with a supple gait, whose neck bends gracefully (root gh-y-d, that of ghayad, graceful suppleness). Al-Jawhari gives ghaydaʾ and ghada as two words of the same meaning, “soft and delicate”. The name is mostly given in Syria, Jordan and the Gulf.
- In Arabic
- غَيْدَاء غيداء
- Transliteration
- Ghaydāʾ
- Root
- غ ي د
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Ghaida in the Quran?
No: neither the name Ghaida nor its root appears in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Ghaida in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
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This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Ghaida in each language
- French
- Ghaïda, Ghaida, Ghayda
- English
- Ghaida, Ghayda, Ghaidaa
- Spanish
- Ghaida, Ghayda
- Turkish
- Gayda, Gaydâ
- Arabic
- غَيْدَاء
Similar names
Same root (غ ي د)
- Ghadaغَادَة “Tender, graceful young woman” with a supple gait
- Ghaidغَيْد “Supple grace”, the tenderness of a graceful bearing