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وَحِيد

Wahid

wa-HEED

Unique, singular.”

About Wahid

Wahid is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "unique, singular" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root و-ح-د meaning 'oneness'. Al-Wahid is one of the names of God ('the One').

Common across Arab and South Asian families.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Boy

Root letters

و ح دW-Ḥ-D

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Wahid is one such word.

How to say it

wa·HEED

Stressed syllable in capitals

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