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سَعِيدَة
Saida
sa-EE-da
“Happy, fortunate.”
About Saida
Saida is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "happy, fortunate", an Arabic-Swahili name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Feminine of Said. From the Arabic root س-ع-د meaning 'happiness'.
Widely used across Arab, Maghrebi, and East African families.
Spellings of Saida
سَعِيدَة is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.
| Spelling | Births in England and Wales, 2025 | Births in France, 2016 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Saidathe spelling used on this page | Not listed | 55 |
| Saeeda | 3 | Not listed |
Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Swahili
Gender
Girl
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 Saida is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Saida
- What does the name Saida mean?
- Saida (سَعِيدَة) means "Happy, fortunate". Feminine of Said. From the Arabic root س-ع-د meaning 'happiness'.
- Is Saida a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Saida is an Arabic-Swahili name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Saida a boy or a girl name?
- Saida is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Saida come from?
- Saida is an Arabic-Swahili name, built on the root letters S-ʿ-D. Widely used across Arab, Maghrebi, and East African families.
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