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رَشَاد
Rashad
ra-SHAAD
“Right guidance, maturity.”
About Rashad
Rashad is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "right guidance, maturity" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ش-د meaning 'right guidance'.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Rashed
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 Rashad is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Rashad
- What does the name Rashad mean?
- Rashad (رَشَاد) means "Right guidance, maturity". From the Arabic root ر-ش-د meaning 'right guidance'.
- Is Rashad a name from the Qur'an?
- Rashad 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 Rashad a boy or a girl name?
- Rashad is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Rashad come from?
- Rashad is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-Sh-D.
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