A Name Story by Houdhoud
مَجِيد
Majid
MAA-jid
“Glorious, illustrious.”
About Majid
Majid is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "glorious, illustrious" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root م-ج-د. Al-Majid is one of the names of Allah.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Majeed
Root letters
م ج دM-J-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 Majid is one such word.
How to say it
MAA·jid
Stressed syllable in capitals
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