Abid ( ar, عابد ''‘Ābid''), also ''Abed'', literally meaning ''worshipper'', ''adorer'', ''devout'' may be either a

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. In the

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, "" (''Abid''), or its form "" (''Avid''), is an old and uncommonPetrovsky, p. 34 male given name.Superanskaya, p. 29 Included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, it was omitted from the official

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al Menologium at the end of the 19th century.Superanskaya, pp. 23 and 29 Its origins are either Arabic (where it means ''desired'') or

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...

(where it means ''work'', ''labor'').Superanskaya, pp. 29 and 32 The

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of "Avid" is Avidka (). The patronymics derived from "Avid" are "" (''Avidovich''; masculine) and "" (''Avidovna''; feminine). __NOTOC__ As a surname, in the form Al-Abid ( ar, العابد ) and its variants, it is shared by the following people: *

Ahmad Izzat Pasha al-Abid Ahmad Izzat Pasha bin Hawlu Pasha al-Abid ( ar, أَحمَد عِزَّت بَاشَا ابْنِ هَوْلُو بَاشَا الْعَابِد, translit=Ahmed İzzet Bâşâ bin Hevlû Bâşâ el-Âbid; tr, Holo Paşa'nın oğlu Ahmed İzzet ...

(1855–1924), Syrian counselor to Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II *

Hawlu Pasha al-Abid Hawlu Pasha al-Abid ( ar, هَوْلُو بَاشَا الْعَابِد, translit=Hevlû Bâşâ el-Âbid; tr, Holo Paşa el-Abid or ; 1824–1895) was a prominent Syrian administrator during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdulaziz. He was descende ...

(1824–1895), prominent Syrian administrator during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdulaziz; father of the former *

Muhammad Ali Bay al-Abid Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid ( ar, محمد علي بك العابد, ; 1867 – 22 October 1939) or, as he spelled his own name in French, Mehmed Ali Abed, was appointed the president of the mandatory Syrian Republic (from 11 June 1932 until 21 De ...

(1867–1939), first president of the mandatory Syrian Republic; grandson of the former *

Nawaf Al Abed Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed ( ar, نواف شاكر فيروز العابد; born 26 January 1990) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al Shabab and the Saudi Arabia national team. Club career Al-Hilal In 20 ...

(born 1990), Saudi association football player As a surname: *

Abid Ali Abid Abid Ali Abid (Urdu/Persian: سید عابد علی عابد) was a Pakistani Urdu and Persian poet and educator who was born on 17 September 1906 in Dera Ismail Khan, British India and died in Lahore, Pakistan on 20 January 1971. Life He wrot ...

(1906–1971), Urdu and Persian critic and poet * Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali (born 1971), Pakistani politician and businessman * Fazle Hasan Abed (1936–2019), Bangladeshi/British social worker *

Kalbe Abid Syed Kalbe Abid Naqvi (مولانا سيد كلب عابد نقوى) was a mujtahid from Lucknow, India who preached Shia Islam. His father was Syed Kalbe Hussain and grandfather was Syed Aqa Hasan. He was an elder brother of '' Dr. Kalbe Sad ...

(d. 1986, Maulana Syed Kalbe Abid Naqvi), mujtahid *

Pépé Abed Youssef Gergi Abed (1911 – December 2006), also known as Pépé Abed, was a Lebanese adventurer, explorer and entrepreneur. He was dubbed as the 'Hugh Hefner of the Middle East', he was frequently linked with a series of beauty icons from aroun ...

, (1911–2006), Lebanese adventurer, explorer, and entrepreneur *

Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid or Qazi Abid ( ur, قاضی عبد المجید عابد ), was the father of Former National Speaker Fahmida Mirza and former member of the National Assembly and Chairman of the Daily Ibrat Newspaper Kazi Asad Abid. He die ...

(1915–1996), Pakistani politician and journalist * Laïla Abid (born 1977), Moroccan-Dutch journalist *

Mohammed Abed al-Jabri Mohammed Abed Al Jabri ( ar, محمد عابد الجابري; 27 December 1935 – 3 May 2010 Rabat) was one of the most known Moroccan and Arab philosophers; he taught philosophy, Arab philosophy, and Islamic thought in Mohammed V Universit ...

(1936–2010), Moroccan critic and professor of philosophy and Islamic thought *

Ramzi Abid Ramzi Abid (born March 24, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player of Tunisian descent, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers and the Nashville Predator ...

(born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Ramzi Abed Ramzi Albert Irani (Arabic: رمزي عيراني) (June 1966 - 20 May 2002) born in Lebanon was a well-known Lebanese Forces (LF) student representative at Lebanese University in Beirut. He was abducted and later found dead in 2002, following ...

(born 1973), American film director *

Zara Abid Zara Abid ( ur, ; 4 April 199222 May 2020) was a Pakistani model and actress. She was featured in various photo shoots. She made her film debut in ''Chaudhry'', directed by Azeem Sajjad. She was one of the passengers who died aboard PIA Flight ...

(1992–2020), Pakistani model As a given name or colloquial name, it is shared by the following people: * Abed Azrie (born 1945), Syrian singer of Arab classical music *

Abid Briki Abid Briki (born 20 June 1957; ''Arabic'': عبيد البريكي) is a Tunisian trade unionist and politician. He served as Minister of Civil Service, Governance and the Fight against Corruption in the Chahed Cabinet. Early life Briki was born ...

(born 1957), Tunisian trade unionist and politician *

Abed Daoudieh Abed Khalaf Daoudieh (23 April 1920 – 10 January 2015) was a Jordanian politician. He served as Awqaf and Islamic Affairs minister in 1984. He later served as governor of the governorates of Irbid, Balqa and Ma'an Ma'an ( ar, مَعان, Ma� ...

(1920–2015), Jordanian politician *

Abid Ghoffar Aboe Dja'far Haji Abid Ghoffar bin Aboe Dja’far or better known as Ebiet G. Ade (born in Wonodadi, Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia on 21 April 1955) is an Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist of Javanese descent. Early life Ebiet G. Ade was b ...

(born 1954), Javanese Indonesian singer-songwriter *

Abid Hamid Mahmud Lieutenant General Abid Al-Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti ( ; ar, عبد الحميد محمود التكريتي) (21 September 1957 – 7 June 2012) was an Iraqi military officer and Saddam Hussein's personal secretary. Biography Mahmud began his ...

(late 20th century), Iraqi military officer *

Abid Hasan (diplomat) Abid Hasan Safrani, IFS, born Zain-al-Abdin Hasan, was an officer of the Indian National Army (INA) and later, after 1947, an Indian diplomat. Born to an anti-colonialist family in Hyderabad, Abid Hasan was brought-up in India and later went t ...

(bef. 1947–1984), officer of the Indian National Army * Abid Hassan Minto (born 1932), Pakistani lawyer * Abid Hussain (late 20th century), Indian economist and diplomat *

Abed Khan Abed Khan ( bn, আবেদ খান; born 16 April 1945) is a Bangladeshi journalist and columnist. He has been an influential figure in the Bangladeshi news industry in various capacities for five decades. Khan is currently editor and publis ...

(born 1945), Bangladeshi journalist *

Abid Kovačević Abid Kovačević (born 1 July 1952) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired footballer. He was capped twice by Yugoslavia. Club career Kovačević played for Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. in the Greek Super League from 1981–1984. International career He ma ...

(born 1952), former Bosnian association football player * Abed Mahfouz (born 1956), Lebanese fashion designer *

Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri Abid Mutlag al-Jubouri is an Iraqi politician and was a Deputy Prime Minister in the Iraqi Transitional Government. A Sunni Arab former major general in Saddam Hussein's army, he rose to prominence during the 1980–1988 Iran–Iraq War. Referen ...

(late 20th century), Iraqi politician *

Abid Nabi Abid Nabi (born 26 December 1985) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Jammu and Kashmir. He is a right-arm fast bowler and is identified as one of the fastest bowlers in India. He also played for the Delhi Giants in the now-defunct Indian Cri ...

(born 1985), Indian first class cricketer * Abed Nadir, fictional character on the TV show ''Community'' * Abid Qaiyum Suleri (born 1969), Pakistani social policy analyst and development practitioner * Abed Rabah (born 1975), Israeli association football player * Abid Raja (born 1975), Pakistani Norwegian politician *

Abid Raza According to the United States Department of Defense, there were five dozen Pakistani detainees in Guantanamo prior to May 15, 2006. The Guantanamo Bay detention camp was opened on January 11, 2002. In the summer of 2004, following the United ...

(born 1981), Guantanamo Bay detainee *

Abidur Reza Chowdhury Khan Bahadur Abidur Reza Chowdhury ( bn, আবিদুর রেজা চৌধুরী; 1872 - 16 January 1961) was a Bengali politician and philanthropist. He was one of the founding members of the All-India Muslim League. The present-day C ...

(1872–1961), Bengali politician and educationist

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*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. *А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. {{Given name, type=both Arabic masculine given names Syrian families Political families of Syria Pakistani masculine given names Russian masculine given names Urdu-language surnames Masculine given names Bengali Muslim surnames

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