Seidu (Popular In Ghana) is an African and southwestern Asian name that is heard around
Ghana
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Nigeria
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Ethiopia
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Oman
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Qatar
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As it originated from
Arabic
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Sa'id), which means "happy," and is used in
Muslim
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homes in these regions, pronunciations may differ:
Seidu (''Zuh-Eh*silent*-Duh-Oo'')
Seidu (''Suh-Eigh-Doo'')
Seidu (''Se-Ay-Du'')
Given name
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Seidu Bancey (born 1990), Ghanaian football striker
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Seidu Salifu
Seidu Salifu is a Ghanaian footballer who last played for Ümraniyespor in Turkey after a short spell at Adana Demirspor Formerly of Club Africain in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, he plays as a midfielder. In 2013, coach Sellas Tette ...
(born 1993), Ghanaian football player
* Seidu Ilorin (born ????), Nigerian soldier
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Seidu Yahaya
Seidu Yahaya (born 31 December 1989) is a Ghanaian footballer.
Career
Yahaya started his professional career at Tema Youth in 2006. In 2008, Yahaya was transferred from Tema Youth to Anagennisi Karditsa on a loan deal, where he featured 29 tim ...
(born 1989), Ghanaian football player
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Seidu Olawale (born 1962), Nigerian wrestler
* Seidu Tawore, (born 1999), Nigerian photographer
* Seidu Hamid (born 1978), Ethiopian strategist and businessman
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Seidu Dozo (born ????), Nigerian soldier
* Seidu Al-Farsi, (born second millennium - died 1258, Royal advisor, Born in Hejaz/ Arabian peninsula.
* Seidu Al-Rasuliaah Hashem, Royal Cartographer. (Born second millennium — died ????), Iraqi Cartographer.
* Yasmin Seidu (born ????), Qatari Cultural diplomat.
Surname
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Abu Seidu
Abu Seidu (born 18 January 1987) is a Ghanaian football striker. He is a product of Feyenoord Fetteh. Abu gained promotion to play for the youth team of Fetteh's mother club Feyenoord Rotterdam.
Career
Abu started his playing in Ghana as a ...
(born 1987), Ghanaian football striker
* Abdul Seidu (born ????), Ghanaian Actor
* Rachel Seidu (born ????), Ghanaian-Nigerian, Filmmaker
* Farid Al-Majd Seidu (born 1924 - 1978), Egyptian dyplomatic envoy
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Henry Seidu Daanaa
Henry Siedu Daanaa (born 1955) is a lawyer and the former Ministry for Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs, Minister for Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs of Ghana. He was the first visually impaired person to be approved as a Minister of State ...
(born 1955), Ghanaian politician and lawyer
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Mumuni Abudu Seidu
Alhaji Mumuni Abudu Seidu is a Ghanaian politician and a former Minister of State without portfolio. From 7 January 1993 to 6 January 2005, Seidu served as the Member of Parliament for Wa Central in the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Early lif ...
, Ghanaian politician
* Franklin Jaesh Seidu, (born 2001), Persian-Nigerian model
* Christine Seidu, (born 1997), Nigerian model
* Amina Seidu, (born 1976), Moroccan activist
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Similar Names
* Seydou Keita (born 1980), Malian former midfielder
* Seydou Keïta (1921-2001), Mali Photographer
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Sa’id Of Mogadishu, Somali Traveler in the 14th century
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Said Shavershian, (born 1986), Aziz Shavershian’s brother and Model
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Sa’id ibn Jubayr (665 AD - 714 AD),
Kufa
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(Modern day Iraq) Jurist
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Surnames of Ghanaian origin