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مَاجِد
Majed
MAA-jed
“Glorious, noble.”
About Majed
Majed is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "glorious, noble" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root م-ج-د meaning 'glory'. Active participle. Al-Majid is one of the names of God.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Maajid, Majid-l
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 Majed is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Majed
- What does the name Majed mean?
- Majed (مَاجِد) means "Glorious, noble". From the Arabic root م-ج-د meaning 'glory'. Active participle. Al-Majid is one of the names of God.
- Is Majed a name from the Qur'an?
- Majed does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Majed a boy or a girl name?
- Majed is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Majed come from?
- Majed is an Arabic name, built on the root letters M-J-D.
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