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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
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
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Majid
- What does the name Majid mean?
- Majid (مَجِيد) means "Glorious, illustrious". From the Arabic root م-ج-د. Al-Majid is one of the names of Allah.
- Is Majid a name from the Qur'an?
- Majid 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 Majid a boy or a girl name?
- Majid is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Majid come from?
- Majid is an Arabic name, built on the root letters M-J-D.
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