Jawed (); ''Javed'', ''Javid'' (); ''Jawed'', ''Javed'' (), Javed, Zaved ( Bengali: জাভেদ) a masculine given name of

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

origin meaning of "eternal, immortal" and is also the word for "eternity". The name is from

Modern Persian New Persian (), also known as Modern Persian () is the current stage of the Persian language spoken since the 8th to 9th centuries until now in Greater Iran and surroundings. It is conventionally divided into three stages: Early New Persian (8th/ ...

"eternal". The word continues

Middle Persian Middle Persian, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg ( Inscriptional Pahlavi script: , Manichaean script: , Avestan script: ) in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasania ...

''jāwēd'', from an

Old Persian Old Persian is one of two directly attested Old Iranian languages (the other being Avestan) and is the ancestor of Middle Persian (the language of the Sasanian Empire). Like other Old Iranian languages, it was known to its native speakers as (I ...

''*yāvaitat'', ultimately from ''*yauu-'',

Iranian Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia ** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...

oblique stem of '' *āiuu-'' "age, duration", cognate with Greek αἰών " eon".Martin Schwartz, 'Pouruchista’s Gathic Wedding and the Teleological Composition of the Gathas', in
Exegisti Monumenta: Festschrift in Honour of Nicholas Sims-Williams
(2009)
p. 441, fn 24
It is not a traditional given name; it was chosen as a pseudonym by Huseyn Javid (Huseyn Abdulla oglu Rasizadeh) in the early 20th century. The given name became popular among

Indian Muslims Islam is India's second-largest religion, with 14.2% of the country's population, or approximately 172.2 million people, identifying as adherents of Islam in a 2011 census. India also has the third-largest number of Muslims in the world. ...

from about the 1940s, and remains a popular name for baby boys in

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

List of people with this given name

* Javed Khan (cricketer) (born 1990), Indian cricketer who plays for Mumbai * Javed Khan (executive), British chief executive of Barnardo's * Javed Khan Amrohi, Indian film and television actor *

Javed Ali Khan Javed Ali Khan (born 31 October 1962) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Samajwadi Party and a member of the Rajya Sabha, representing Uttar Pradesh. Early life Khan was born on October 31, 1962, in Mirzapur Nasrullapur in Sambh ...

(born 1962), Member of the Parliament of India representing Uttar Pradesh * Javed Khan Nawab Bahadur (1695–1754) head eunuch and influential court official in the late Mughal Empire * Javid Iqbal (judge) (Sr.) HI, (1924-2015), son of the poet-philosopher Sir Muhammad Iqbal * Javed Akhtar (cricketer) (1940-2016), former Pakistani cricketer * Javed Ashraf Qazi, HI(M), SBt, (born 1941), Pakistani general, politician, Senator in the Parliament of Pakistan *

Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar (born 1945) is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist and poet. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007, two of India's highest civili ...

(born 1945), poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India * Musa Javed Chohan (born 1948), the former High Commissioner of Pakistan to Canada * Mubashar Jawed Akbar (born 1951), Indian journalist and author * Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (born 1951), Pakistani Muslim theologian, Quran scholar and exegete *

Javed Sheikh Jawed Sheikh (also spelled Javaid and Javed; born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, film director and producer who works in Lollywood and Bollywood. He is best known for working in the Hindi films ''Om Shanti Om'', '' My Name Is Anthony G ...

(born 1954), Pakistani actor, director and producer * Muhammad Javed Ikhlas (born 1955), Pakistani politician * Javed Iqbal (serial killer) (1956–2001), Pakistani serial killer *

Javed Miandad Mohammad Javed Miandad PP SI (; born 12 June 1957), popularly known as Javed Miandad (; ), is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer known for his unconventional style of captaincy and batting. ESPNcricinfo described him ...

(born 1957), former Pakistani cricketer * Jawed Wassel (1959–2001), Afghan-American film director *

Javed Qureshi Javed Kureishi (born 25 August 1961) is a former Pakistani cricketer and the first captain of the Pakistan U19 cricket team. He played a handful of youth Test and first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty2 ...

(born 1960), former Pakistani cricketer and the first captain of the Pakistan U19 cricket team *

Javed Jaffrey Syed Jaaved Ahmed Jaffrey (born 4 December 1963) is an Indian actor, dancer, and comedian who has appeared in Hindi films and television shows. He is the son of the comedian Jagdeep. He joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in March, 2014 and cont ...

(born 1963), Indian actor, dancer, comedian, impressionist * Javed Kurd (born 1967), Pakistani-Norwegian music producer * Javed Omar (born 1976), Bangladeshi cricketer * Javed Qadeer (born 1976), former Pakistani cricketer *

Jawed Karim Jawed Karim (born October 28, 1979) is an American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur. He is one of the co-founders of YouTube and the first person to upload a video to the site. The site's inaugural video, "Me at the zoo", uploaded o ...

(born 1979), Bangladeshi-German-American computer programmer and co-founder of YouTube * Javid Taghiyev (boxer) (born 1981), Azerbaijani boxer * Javid Taghiyev (footballer) (born 1992), Azerbaijani footballer * Javid James (born 1986), professional American and Canadian football wide receiver * Javid Huseynov (born 1988), Azerbaijani footballer * Javid Imamverdiyev (born 1990), Azerbaijani footballer (midfielder) *

Javed Ahmadi Javed Ahmadi (born 2 January 1992) is an Afghan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman (cricket), batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He currently represents the Afghanistan national cricket team. He was one of the eleven cricketers to pla ...

(born 1992), Afghan cricketer *

Javed Ali Javed Ali is an Indian playback singer who predominantly sings in Hindi. He has also sung in various Indian languages including Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Early life Javed Ali was born as ...

(born 1982), playback singer *

(born 1995), Communications Advisor * Agha Javed Pathan (1972-2018), political activist from Sindh, Pakistan, accused of shoe throwing on Arbab Ghulam Rahim * Javaid Laghari (born 1960), chairperson of the Higher Education of Pakistan * Jawed Ludin (born 1973), Afghan diplomat * Javed Ahmed Khan (born 1956), politician of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) party * Javed Khan (politician) (born 1956), Indian politician, Minister for Disaster Management in the Government of West Bengal * Javed Khan (actor) (born 1962), Indian film and television actor and former model * Javed Nasir (1936-2024), three-star general of the Pakistan Army *

Javed Siddiqui Javed Siddiqui (born 13 January 1942) is a Hindi and Urdu screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright from India. He has written over 50 storylines, screenplays and dialogues. During his career, Siddiqi has collaborated with some of India's m ...

(born 1942), Hindi and Urdu screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright from India * Jawed Siddiqi, Pakistani computer scientist * Javed Abidi (1965-2018), director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) in India * Jawed Ahmad (Jojo) (1986-2009), Afghan reporter working for Canadian CTV, arrested by American troops in 2007 * Javed Ashraf Bajwa, retired Pakistan Army engineer officer * Javed Burki (born 1938), Pakistani cricketer * Shahid Javed Burki (born 1938), professional economist, Vice President of the World Bank, caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan * Muhammad Javed Buttar (born 1947), former justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan * Javaid Iqbal (born 1946), justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of High Court of Balochistan * Javed Hashmi (born 1948), Pakistani politician * Jawaid Iqbal (born 1972), Pakistani born Hong Kong cricketer * Jawed Iqbal, Pakistani cartoonist * Javed Jabbar, advertiser in Pakistan, politician, former information minister * Javed Afridi (born 1983) ceo haier electronics and owner of Peshawar Zalmi a PSL franchise. ;Pseudonym * Huseyn Javid (1882–1941), prominent Azerbaijani poet and playwright of the early 20th century

Use as a surname

;Pakistan There is no tradition of Pakistani surnames. Jawed is not one of the traditional family names, but it may be chosen as "secondary" name, and it may have been picked as "surname" by

expatriates An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person who resides outside their native country. The term often refers to a professional, skilled worker, or student from an affluent country. However, it may also refer to retirees, artists and ...

in western countries. * Hamid Javaid (1947-2019), former Pakistan Army general, Chief of Staff to President Pervez Musharraf for six years (2001–2007) * Kanza Javed, Pakistani author and poet * Tariq Javed (born 1949), Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer * Nasir Javed (born 1966), Pakistani born American cricketer * Mohammad Javed (born 1969), Pakistani cricketer * Aaqib Javed (born 1972), Pakistani cricketer and coach * Amjad Javed (born 1980), cricketer who has played one One Day International for the United Arab Emirates * Sana Javed (cricketer) (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer * Sana Javed (actress) (born 1993), Pakistani Film and Television actress ;

British Pakistani British Pakistanis (; also known as Pakistani British people or Pakistani Britons) are Britons or residents of the United Kingdom whose ancestral roots lie in Pakistan. This includes people born in the UK who are of Pakistani descent, Pakis ...

Sajid Javid Sir Sajid Javid (; born 5 December 1969) is a British former politician who served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from June 2021 to July 2022, having previously served as Home Secretary from 2018 to 2019 and Chancellor of the ...

(born 1969), Conservative Party MP * Umran Javed (born 1979), convicted terrorist supporter ;Iran * Behrouz Javid-Tehrani (born 1978), Iranian student arrested following the Iran student protests of July, 1999

List of people with this given name

Use as a surname

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