A Name Story by Houdhoud
شَادِيَة
Shadia
SHAA-dee-ah
“Singer; one who chants.”
About Shadia
Shadia is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "singer; one who chants" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ش-د-و meaning 'to sing softly, to chant'. Active participle, feminine.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Shadya
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 Shadia is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Shadia before.
- Shadia (1931–2017), Egyptian singer and actress
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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