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Wajid is a
family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
and male
given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. Wajida is a feminine form of Wajid. It is of
Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
origin meaning one who perceives or finds. It is a Muslim theophoric name, from Al-Wajid (الواجد), one of the 99
names of God in the Qur'an Names of God in Islam () are 99 names that each contain Attributes of God in Islam, which are implied by the respective names. These names usually denote his praise, gratitude, commendation, glorification, magnification, perfect attributes, ...
, which signifies The Finder, The All-Perceiving, The Inventor and Maker.


Notable people named Wajid and Wajida

* Wajid Ali Shah (1822–1887), Indian ruler * Syed Wajid Ali (1911–2008), Pakistani sports person (ex chairman Pakistan Olympic Association) * S. Wajid Ali (1890–1951), Bengali nationalist * Wajid Khan (born 1946), Canadian politician * Wajid Nashad (1955–2008),
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
i composer *Wajid Ali, Indian film musician, one half of the duo Sajid–Wajid * Wajida Tabassum (1935-2011), Indian writer


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