Arabic root

Names from the Arabic root z-y-d

8 names in 6 word forms: 8 boys, 0 girls, 0 unisex. The word form with the most spellings: زيدان (3 spellings). No name in this family is in a JPN top-10 table.

زيد z-y-d growth, increase

Names: 8
Word forms: 6
Boy: 8
Girl: 0

The root’s family tree

ز ي د z-y-d · growth, increase

زيدي Zaidi ♂
يزيد Yazid ♂
زيد Zaid ♂
زياد Ziyad ♂
زيدان Zaidan ♂Zidan ♂Zidane ♂
زايد Zayed ♂

Each branch is one Arabic word built on this root; the Latin spellings written with that word are listed beside it.

Every name from the root z-y-d

زيدي “related to Zaid; growth” behindthename.com Zaidi ♂
يزيد “increasing” behindthename.com Yazid ♂
زيد “growth; increase” en.wiktionary.org Zaid ♂
زياد “growth; increase; excess” behindthename.com Ziyad ♂
زيدان No sourced meaning for this word Zaidan ♂Zidan ♂Zidane ♂
زايد “increasing; growing” en.wiktionary.org Zayed ♂

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below.

Boys and girls

Boy: 8 Girl: 0

Sources

Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ز ي د · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): زَيْدِي · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Zaidi
Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): يَزِيد · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Yazid
Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): زَيْد · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Zaid
Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): زِيَاد · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Ziyad
Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): زَيْدَان · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Zaidan, Zidan and Zidane
Wiktionary: زايد · en.wiktionary.org · root of Zayed

Related roots

Same first two letters (ز ي):

ز ي نz-y-n6 names

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An Arabic root describes how a word is built. It says nothing about the background of anyone who bears the name.

Frequently asked questions

What does the root z-y-d mean?

The root ز ي د (z-y-d) relates to growth, increase, according to Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ز ي د. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.

Which names come from the root z-y-d?

Zaidi, Yazid, Zaid, Ziyad, Zaidan, Zayed, Zidan and Zidane.

What does زيدي mean?

زيدي means “related to Zaid; growth”, according to Behind the Name: Zayd. In this reference it is spelled Zaidi.

How many Arabic word forms are in the z-y-d family?

6 word forms: زيدي (Zaidi); يزيد (Yazid); زيد (Zaid); زياد (Ziyad); زيدان (Zaidan, Zidan, Zidane); زايد (Zayed).