Wajid is a
family name
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and male
given name
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.
Wajida is a feminine form of Wajid.
It is of
Arabic
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origin (لڑكا) meaning one who perceives or finds. It is a Muslim
theophoric
A theophoric name (from Greek language, Greek: , ''theophoros'', literally "bearing or carrying a god") embeds the word equivalent of 'god' or God's name in a person's name, reflecting something about the character of the person so named in relat ...
name, from Al-Wajid (الواجد), one of the 99
names of God in the Qur'an
Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...
, which signifies The Finder, The All-Perceiving, The Inventor and Maker.
Notable people named Wajid and Wajida
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Wajid Ali Shah
Mirza Wajid Ali Shah ( ur, ) (30 July 1822 – 1 September 1887) was the eleventh and last King of Awadh, holding the position for 9 years, from 13 February 1847 to 11 February 1856.
Wajid Ali Shah's first wife was Alam Ara who was better k ...
(1822–1887), Indian ruler
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Syed Wajid Ali
Syed Wajid Ali ( ur, سید واجد علی) (20 December 1911 – 14 June 2008) was a leading industrialist of Pakistan who is also known for his services to the Olympic Movement. He became the President of Pakistan Olympic Association in 197 ...
(1911–2008), Pakistani sports person (ex chairman
Pakistan Olympic Association
Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) or National Olympic Committee of Pakistan (NOC) ( ur, پاکستان اولمپک ایسوسی ایشن, acronym: POA) is the national olympic organization in Pakistan. It was established in 1948 to oversee the ...
)
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S. Wajid Ali
S. Wajed Ali or Sheikh Wajid Ali ( bn, এস ওয়াজেদ আলী; 4 September 1890 – 10 June 1951) was a Bengali writer, nationalist and barrister-at-law.
Early life
Wajid Ali was born on 4 September 1890 to a Bengali Muslim f ...
(1890–1951), Bengali nationalist
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Wajid Khan (born 1946), Canadian politician
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Wajid Nashad
Wajid Ali Nashad
( ur, ),
(1953 – 18 June 2008) was a noted Pakistani music composer. He was born in Bombay, India and died in Lahore, Pakistan after having a long career as a composer. He died on 18 June 2008.[Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...]
i composer
*Wajid Ali, Indian film musician, one half of the duo
Sajid–Wajid
Sajid–Wajid was an Indian Bollywood Hindi film music director duo consisting of brothers Sajid Khan and Wajid Khan, the sons of Sharafat Ali Khan, a tabla player.
Wajid Khan, the younger of the two brothers, died on June 1, 2020. Since th ...
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Wajida Tabassum (1935-2011), Indian writer
References
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Arabic masculine given names