A Name Story by Houdhoud
رَائِد
Raed
RAA-ed
“Pioneer, leader.”
About Raed
Raed is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "pioneer, leader" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-و-د meaning 'to seek, to scout'. Active participle — one who pioneers or leads the way.
Common in Levantine and Jordanian families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Raid
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 Raed is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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