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

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. In the

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, "" (''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

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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

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(where it means ''work'', ''labor'').Superanskaya, pp. 29 and 32 The

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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 (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

s derived from "Avid" are "" (''Avidovich''; masculine) and "" (''Avidovna''; feminine). __NOTOC__ As a surname, in the form Al-Abid () and its variants, it is shared by the following people: * Ahmad Izzat Pasha al-Abid (1855–1924), Syrian counselor to Ottoman Sultan

Abdulhamid II Abdulhamid II or Abdul Hamid II (; ; 21 September 184210 February 1918) was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1876 to 1909, and the last sultan to exert effective control over the fracturing state. He oversaw a Decline and modernizati ...

* 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 (; born 26 January 1990) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Riyadh. Club career Al-Hilal In 2009, Al-Hilal signed in Al-Abed from their youth academy. On 7 November, Nawaf score ...

(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 (; 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 village of Baniachong, located in what is pres ...

(1936–2019), Bangladeshi/British social worker *

Kalbe Abid Syed Kalbe Abid Naqvi (مولانا سيد كلب عابد نقوى) was a mujtahid from Lucknow, India who preached Shia Islam. His father was Syed Kalbe Hussain and grandfather was Syed Hasan Naqvi Aqa Hasan. He was an elder brother of '' Dr. ...

(died 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 20 ...

(born 1977), Moroccan-Dutch journalist *

Mohammed Abed al-Jabri Mohammed Abed Al Jabri (; 27 December 1935 – 3 May 2010) was one of the best known Moroccan and Arab philosophers; he taught philosophy, Arab philosophy, and Islamic thought in Mohammed V University in Rabat from the late 1960s until his reti ...

(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 Predator ...

(born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Ramzi Abed Ramzi Abed (was born on March 5, 1973) is the founder of Bloodshot Pictures and also the founding member of the electronic group, Elektracity. He is a Palestinian-American visual artist, performer and filmmaker known for ''The Tunnel'' (2001), ...

(born 1973), American film director *

Zara Abid Zara Abid (; 4 April 199222 May 2020) was a Pakistani model and actress. She was featured in various photo shoots. She made her film debut in ''Chaudhry'', directed by Azeem Sajjad. She was one of the passengers who died aboard PIA Flight 8303 ...

(1992–2020), Pakistani model As a given name or colloquial name, it is shared by the following people: * Abid Ali, multiple people *

Abed Azrie Abed Azrie or Abed Azrié (; 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 describes his works as not belon ...

(born 1945), Syrian singer of Arab classical music *

Abid Briki Abid Briki (born 20 June 1957; ''Arabic'': عبيد البريكي) is a Tunisian trade unionist and politician. He served as Minister of Civil Service, Governance and the Fight against Corruption in the Chahed Cabinet. Early life Briki was bor ...

(born 1957), Tunisian trade unionist and politician *

Abed Daoudieh Abed Khalaf Daoudieh (23 April 1920 – 10 January 2015) was a Jordanian politician. He served as Awqaf and Islamic Affairs minister in 1984. He later served as governor of the governorates of Irbid Governorate, Irbid, Balqa Governorate, Balqa and ...

(1920–2015), Jordanian politician *

Abid Ghoffar Aboe Dja'far Haji Abid Ghoffar bin Aboe Dja’far or better known as Ebiet G. Ade (born in Wanadadi, Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia on 21 April 1954) is an Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist of Javanese descent. Early life Ebiet G. Ade was b ...

(born 1954), Javanese Indonesian singer-songwriter *

Abid Hamid Mahmud Lieutenant General Abdul Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti ( ; ) (21 September 1957 – 7 June 2012) was an Iraqi military officer and Saddam Hussein's personal secretary. Biography Mahmud began his military career as a non-commissioned officer in the I ...

(1957–2012), Iraqi military officer * Abid Hasan (diplomat) (1911–1984), officer of the Indian National Army *

Abid Hassan Minto Abid Hassan Minto also known as Abid Minto () (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 literary critic and a leftwing civ ...

(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 ...

(1926–2012), Indian economist and diplomat *

Abid Kashmiri Abid Kashmiri (; 4 May 1950 – 11 October 2024) was a Pakistani film, television and stage actor, known for his career as a comedian. He worked in Pakistani Urdu films and dramas as well as working in stage dramas. Life and career Kashmirir ...

(1950–2024), Pakistani actor and comedian * Abed Khan (born 1945), Bangladeshi journalist *

Abid Kovačević Abid Kovačević (born 1 July 1952) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired footballer. He was capped twice by Yugoslavia. Club career Kovačević played for Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. in the Greek Super League from 1981 to 1984. In January 1981, he play ...

(born 1952), former Bosnian association football player * Abed Mahfouz (born 1956), Lebanese fashion designer * Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri (late 20th century), Iraqi politician * Abid Nabi (born 1985), Indian first class cricketer *

Abed Nadir Abed Gubi Nadir is a fictional character on the NBC/Yahoo! Screen sitcom series ''Community'', created by Dan Harmon and portrayed by Danny Pudi. Abed is a student at Greendale Community College and one of the first members of the show's centr ...

, 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 (born 1975), Israeli association football player *

Abid Raja Abid Qayyum Raja (born 5 November 1975) is a Norwegian lawyer and Liberal Party (Norway), Liberal Party politician who served as Minister of Culture from 2020 to 2021. He was elected to the Storting as representative for Akershus (Storting constit ...

(born 1975), Pakistani Norwegian politician * Abid Raza (born 1981), Guantanamo Bay detainee *

Abidur Reza Chowdhury Khan Bahadur Abidur Reza Chowdhury (; 1872 - 16 January 1961) was a Bengalis, Bengali politician and philanthropist. He was one of the founding members of the All-India Muslim League. The present-day Cumilla District Board auditorium is named af ...

(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-language 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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