A Name Story by Houdhoud
رَشِيدِي
Rashidi
ra-SHEE-dee
“Rightly guided (Swahili form).”
About Rashidi
Rashidi is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "rightly guided (swahili form)" — an Arabic-Swahili name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Swahili form of Rashid. Same root ر-ش-د.
Common in East African Muslim families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Swahili
Gender
Boy
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 Rashidi is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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