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غَيْدَاء
Ghaida
GHAY-daa
“Soft, tender, graceful.”
About Ghaida
Ghaida is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "soft, tender, graceful" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root غ-ي-د describing a soft, graceful young woman.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Ghaidaa
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Ghaida is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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