Said: meaning and origin

سعيد

Meaning
Happy, fortunate
Arabic
سعيد
Say it
sa-'EED
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
In the Quran
Not in the Quran

Famous people with this name

  • Said ibn Zayd, one of the ten companions promised Paradise
  • Said ibn al-Musayyib, scholar of Medina

Other spellings

Saeed, Saïd, Sait

Names from the same root (س ع د)

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Questions about Said

What does Said mean?

Said means: Happy, fortunate.

Is Said 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 Said a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Said is a boy’s name.

How do you write Said in Arabic?

In Arabic script, Said is written سعيد.

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