Majed
Arabic · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Majed
The name 'Majed' (also spelled Majid) means "glorious," "noble," or "magnificent" in Arabic, derived from the triliteral root M-J-D (م-ج-د) connoting honor and splendor.
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Etymology
The name 'Majed' (also spelled Majid) means "glorious," "noble," or "magnificent" in Arabic, derived from the triliteral root M-J-D (م-ج-د) connoting honor and splendor. It is widely used in Muslim-majority cultures and among Arabic-speaking Christians, with notable historical context as one of the 99 names of God (Al-Majid) in Islam and as the name of the 8th-century Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid's son.
Majed currently ranks #7,049 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2015.
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