The story behind Zaid
Borrowed from Arabic زَيْد (zayd).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): Z EY1 D
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Zaid ranked #677 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Zaid
Ziyad
Borrowed from Arabic زِيَاد (ziyād).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Fahd
Borrowed from Arabic فَهْد (fahd).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hind
Borrowed from Arabic هِنْد (hind).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Saad
From Arabic سَعْد (saʕd).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Said
Borrowed from Arabic سَعِيد (saʕīd).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Saud
From Arabic سُعُود (suʕūd).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Zaid
Ali
From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ l y). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy) as a Muslim name. From…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aly
A male given name from Arabic, a variant spelling of the Muslim Ali.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Isa
Transliteration of Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā) or anglicized from Turkish İsa, both equivalents of Jesus as a given name. Transliteration of Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā) or anglicized from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Zaid
Adam
Middle English Adam English Adam From Middle English Adam, from Old English Adam, from Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Adel
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel. Variant of Adil, from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Ali
From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ l y). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy) as a Muslim name. From…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection