Abid ( ar, عابد ''‘Ābid''), also ''Abed'', literally meaning ''worshipper'', ''adorer'', ''devout'' may be either a surname or

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. In the Russian language, "" (''Abid''), or its form "" (''Avid''), is an old and uncommonPetrovsky, p. 34 male given name.Superanskaya, p. 29 Included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, it was omitted from the official Synodal

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at the end of the 19th century.Superanskaya, pp. 23 and 29 Its origins are either Arabic (where it means ''desired'') or

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...

(where it means ''work'', ''labor'').Superanskaya, pp. 29 and 32 The diminutive of "Avid" is Avidka (). The

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

s derived from "Avid" are "" (''Avidovich''; masculine) and "" (''Avidovna''; feminine). __NOTOC__ As a surname, in the form Al-Abid ( ar, العابد ) and its variants, it is shared by the following people: *

Ahmad Izzat Pasha al-Abid Ahmad Izzat Pasha bin Hawlu Pasha al-Abid ( ar, أَحمَد عِزَّت بَاشَا ابْنِ هَوْلُو بَاشَا الْعَابِد, translit=Ahmed İzzet Bâşâ bin Hevlû Bâşâ el-Âbid; tr, Holo Paşa'nın oğlu Ahmed İzzet ...

(1855–1924), Syrian counselor to Ottoman Sultan

Abdulhamid II Abdülhamid or Abdul Hamid II ( ota, عبد الحميد ثانی, Abd ül-Hamid-i Sani; tr, II. Abdülhamid; 21 September 1842 10 February 1918) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 31 August 1876 to 27 April 1909, and the last sultan to ...

* Hawlu Pasha al-Abid (1824–1895), prominent Syrian administrator during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdulaziz; father of the former * Muhammad Ali Bay al-Abid (1867–1939), first president of the

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; grandson of the former *

Nawaf Al Abed Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed ( ar, نواف شاكر فيروز العابد; born 26 January 1990) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al Shabab and the Saudi Arabia national team. Club career Al-Hilal In 20 ...

(born 1990), Saudi association football player As a surname: * Abid Ali Abid (1906–1971), Urdu and Persian critic and poet * Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali (born 1971), Pakistani politician and businessman *

Fazle Hasan Abed Sir Fazle Hasan Abed ( bn, ফজলে হাসান আবেদ; 27 April 1936 – 20 December 2019) was the founder of BRAC, one of the world's largest non-governmental organizations. Early life Abed was born on 27 April 1936 in the vi ...

(1936–2019), Bangladeshi/British social worker * Kalbe Abid (d. 1986, Maulana Syed Kalbe Abid Naqvi), mujtahid * Pépé Abed, (1911–2006), Lebanese adventurer, explorer, and entrepreneur * Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid (1915–1996), Pakistani politician and journalist *

Laïla Abid Laïla Abid (born March 21, 1977 in Meknes, Morocco) is a Moroccan-Dutch journalist, and former television news presenter and news anchor. Since 2017, Abid has been working in PR and communication. She studied journalism and between 2001 and 2003 ...

(born 1977), Moroccan-Dutch journalist * Mohammed Abed al-Jabri (1936–2010), Moroccan critic and professor of philosophy and Islamic thought *

Ramzi Abid Ramzi Abid (born March 24, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player of Tunisian descent, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers and the Nashville Predat ...

(born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Ramzi Abed (born 1973), American film director * Zara Abid (1992–2020), Pakistani model As a given name or colloquial name, it is shared by the following people: *

Abed Azrie Abed Azrie or Abed Azrié ( ar, عابد عازرية) (born 1945 in Aleppo) is a French-Syrian singer and composer, who performs Classical music in a variety of languages, including Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish, and other. He describe ...

(born 1945), Syrian singer of Arab classical music * Abid Briki (born 1957), Tunisian trade unionist and politician * Abed Daoudieh (1920–2015), Jordanian politician * Abid Ghoffar Aboe Dja'far (born 1954), Javanese Indonesian singer-songwriter *

Abid Hamid Mahmud Lieutenant General Abid Al-Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti ( ; ar, عبد الحميد محمود التكريتي) (21 September 1957 – 7 June 2012) was an Iraqi military officer and Saddam Hussein's personal secretary. Biography Mahmud began his ...

(late 20th century), Iraqi military officer *

Abid Hasan (diplomat) Abid Hasan Safrani, IFS, born Zain-al-Abdin Hasan, was an officer of the Indian National Army (INA) and later, after 1947, an Indian diplomat. Born to an anti-colonialist family in Hyderabad, Abid Hasan was brought-up in India and later went ...

(bef. 1947–1984), officer of the Indian National Army *

Abid Hassan Minto Abid Hassan Minto also known as Abid Minto ( ur, عابد حسن منٹو) (born 3 February 1932) is a constitutional expert and senior lawyer of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and former president of the Awami Workers Party. He is also a lite ...

(born 1932), Pakistani lawyer *

Abid Hussain Abid Hussain (26 December 1926 21 June 2012) was an Indian economist, civil servant and diplomat. He was India's ambassador to the United States of America from 1990 to 1992 and a member of the Planning Commission from 1985 to 1990. Personal ...

(late 20th century), Indian economist and diplomat *

Abed Khan Abed Khan ( bn, আবেদ খান; born 16 April 1945) is a Bangladeshi journalist and columnist. He has been an influential figure in the Bangladeshi news industry in various capacities for five decades. Khan is currently editor and publis ...

(born 1945), Bangladeshi journalist * Abid Kovačević (born 1952), former Bosnian association football player *

Abed Mahfouz Abed Mahfouz () (born 1956) is a Lebanese fashion designer. Career Raised in a modest family in Lebanon and being surrounded with family members that work in tailoring, Mahfouz opened his first bridal boutique in 1985 with his sister in Beir ...

(born 1956), Lebanese fashion designer *

Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri Abid Mutlag al-Jubouri is an Iraqi politician and was a Deputy Prime Minister in the Iraqi Transitional Government. A Sunni Arab former major general in Saddam Hussein's army, he rose to prominence during the 1980–1988 Iran–Iraq War. Referen ...

(late 20th century), Iraqi politician *

Abid Nabi Abid Nabi (born 26 December 1985) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Jammu and Kashmir. He is a right-arm fast bowler and is identified as one of the fastest bowlers in India. He also played for the Delhi Giants in the now-defunct Indian Cri ...

(born 1985), Indian first class cricketer *

Abed Nadir Abed Gubi Nadir ( ''‘Ābid al-Qūbī Nādir'') is a fictional character on the NBC/Yahoo! Screen sitcom series '' Community'', created by Dan Harmon and portrayed by Danny Pudi. Talkative, literal, and sometimes overly pedantic, Abed is a st ...

, fictional character on the TV show ''Community'' *

Abid Qaiyum Suleri Abid Qaiyum Suleri (born 9 September 1969) is a Pakistani social policy analyst and development practitioner with a PhD in Food Security from University of Greenwich, UK. He has been the Executive Director of the Sustainable Development Policy ...

(born 1969), Pakistani social policy analyst and development practitioner *

Abed Rabah Abed Rabah ( ar, عبد رباح, he, עאבד רבאח; born 9 June 1975) is a former Arab-Israeli professional association football player. Biography Rabah is a graduate of the Technion in Haifa. There he was trained as a building engineer. ...

(born 1975), Israeli association football player *

Abid Raja Abid Qayyum Raja (born 5 November 1975) is a Norwegian lawyer and Liberal Party politician who served as Minister of Culture from 2020 to 2021.; He was elected to the Storting as representative for Akershus in 2013 where he served as second deputy ...

(born 1975), Pakistani Norwegian politician * Abid Raza (born 1981), Guantanamo Bay detainee * Abidur Reza Chowdhury (1872–1961), Bengali politician and educationist

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*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. *А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. {{Given name, type=both Arabic masculine given names Syrian families Political families of Syria Pakistani masculine given names Russian masculine given names Urdu-language surnames Masculine given names Bengali Muslim surnames

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