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سُعَاد
Suad
su-AAD
“Happiness, good fortune.”
About Suad
Suad is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "happiness, good fortune" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root س-ع-د meaning 'to be happy, fortunate'. A classical name, famous as the beloved addressed in 'Banat Su'ad', the celebrated 7th-century ode of the poet Ka'b ibn Zuhayr.
A classic across the Arab world; Souad in the Maghreb and Egypt.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Su'ad, Souad, Suaad
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 Suad is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Suad
- What does the name Suad mean?
- Suad (سُعَاد) means "Happiness, good fortune". From the Arabic root س-ع-د meaning 'to be happy, fortunate'. A classical name, famous as the beloved addressed in 'Banat Su'ad', the celebrated 7th-century ode of the poet Ka'b ibn Zuhayr.
- Is Suad a name from the Qur'an?
- Suad 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 Suad a boy or a girl name?
- Suad is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Suad come from?
- Suad is an Arabic name, built on the root letters S-ʿ-D. A classic across the Arab world; Souad in the Maghreb and Egypt.
- How is Suad spelled?
- Suad is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (سُعَاد) is also written Su'ad, Souad, and Suaad. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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