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سَعْدِيَة
Sadia
SAA-dee-ah
“Fortunate, blessed.”
About Sadia
Sadia is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "fortunate, blessed" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Feminine form from the Arabic root س-ع-د meaning 'happiness, good fortune'.
Very common in Pakistani and Bangladeshi families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Sadiya, Saadia
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 Sadia is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Sadia
- What does the name Sadia mean?
- Sadia (سَعْدِيَة) means "Fortunate, blessed". Feminine form from the Arabic root س-ع-د meaning 'happiness, good fortune'.
- Is Sadia a name from the Qur'an?
- Sadia does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Sadia a boy or a girl name?
- Sadia is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Sadia come from?
- Sadia is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters S-ʿ-D. Very common in Pakistani and Bangladeshi families.
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