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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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Common questions about Shadia
- What does the name Shadia mean?
- Shadia (شَادِيَة) means "Singer; one who chants". From the Arabic root ش-د-و meaning 'to sing softly, to chant'. Active participle, feminine.
- Is Shadia a name from the Qur'an?
- Shadia 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 Shadia a boy or a girl name?
- Shadia is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Shadia come from?
- Shadia is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Sh-D-W.
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