Indian Names · Boy
Syed name meaning
“master; lord; nobleman”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Arabic · Urdu
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Tamil scriptசையத்
Syed is a masculine name, the Urdu form of Arabic Sayyid, meaning 'master' or 'nobleman'.
What does Syed mean?
About the name Syed
Syed is the Urdu, Punjabi and Bengali form of Sayyid, from the Arabic word sayyid meaning 'master', 'lord' or 'nobleman'. Sayyid is also an honorific for male descendants of the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah. In Tamil script it is சையத்.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic, Urdu |
| Syllables | Sy-ed |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
| Tamil script | சையத் |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: Sayyid · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Syed · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Syed · behindthename.com · origin
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