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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.

Spellings of Ghaida

غَيْدَاء is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.

  • Ghaida(the spelling used on this page)
  • Ghaidaa

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Girl

Root letters

غ ي دGh-Y-D

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

GHAY·daa

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Common questions about Ghaida

What does the name Ghaida mean?
Ghaida (غَيْدَاء) means "Soft, tender, graceful". From the Arabic root غ-ي-د describing a soft, graceful young woman.
Is Ghaida a name from the Qur'an?
Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Ghaida is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
Is Ghaida a boy or a girl name?
Ghaida is traditionally a girl's name.
Where does the name Ghaida come from?
Ghaida is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Gh-Y-D.

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