- Meaning
- One who praises God, thankful
- Arabic
- حامد
- Say it
- HAA-mid
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
Hamid with a long first a (حامد) means one who praises. Hamid with a long i (حميد) means praiseworthy, and al-Hamid is a name of God.
Other spellings
Hamed, Hamit
Names from the same root (ح م د)
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Questions about Hamid
What does Hamid mean?
Hamid means: One who praises God, thankful. Hamid with a long first a (حامد) means one who praises. Hamid with a long i (حميد) means praiseworthy, and al-Hamid is a name of God.
Is Hamid in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Hamid a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Hamid is a boy’s name.
How do you write Hamid in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Hamid is written حامد.