Abid (Arabic: عابد ), also Abed, literally meaning worshipper, adorer, devout may be either a surname or given name.
In the Russian language, "Аби́д" (Abid), or its form "Ави́д" (Avid), is an old and uncommon male given name. Included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, it was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century. Its origins are either Arabic (where it means desired) or Aramaic (where it means work, labor). The diminutive of "Avid" is Avidka (Ави́дка). The patronymics derived from "Avid" are "Ави́дович" (Avidovich; masculine) and "Ави́довна" (Avidovna; feminine).
As a surname, in the form Al-Abid (Arabic: العابد ) and its variants, it is shared by the following people:
Muhammad Ali al-Abid (1867–1939), first president of SyriaAhmad Izzat al-Abid (1855–1924), Syrian politicianNawaf Al Abed (born 1990), Saudi association football playerAs a surname:
Abid Ali Abid (1906–1971), Urdu and Persian critic and poetChaudhry Abid Sher Ali (born 1971), Pakistani politician and businessmanFazle Hasan Abed (born 1936), Bangladeshi/British social workerKalbe Abid (d. 1986, Maulana Syed Kalbe Abid Naqvi), mujtahidKazi Asad Abid (21st century), chairman and CEO of The Daily Ibrat newspaperPépé Abed, (1911–2006), Lebanese adventurer, explorer, and entrepreneurQazi Abdul Majeed Abid, politician and journalist from Hyderabad, Sindh, PakistanLaïla Abid (born 1977), Moroccan-Dutch journalistMohammed Abed al-Jabri (1936–2010), Moroccan critic and professor of philosophy and Islamic thoughtRamzi Abid (born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey playerRamzi Abed (born 1973), American film directorAs a given name or colloquial name, it is shared by the following people:
Abed Azrie (born 1945), Syrian singer of Arab classical musicAbed Daoudieh (1920–2015), Jordanian politicianAbid Ghoffar Aboe Dja'far (born 1954), Javanese Indonesian singer-songwriterAbid Hamid Mahmud (late 20th century), Iraqi military officerAbid Hasan (diplomat) (bef. 1947–1984), officer of the Indian National ArmyAbid Hassan Minto (born 1932), Pakistani lawyerAbid Hussain (late 20th century), Indian economist and diplomatAbed Khan (born 1945), Bangladeshi journalistAbid Kovačević (born 1952), former Bosnian association football playerAbed Mahfouz (born 1956), Lebanese fashion designerAbid Mutlak al-Jubouri (late 20th century), Iraqi politicianAbid Nabi (born 1985), Indian first class cricketerAbed Nadir, fictional character on the TV show CommunityAbid Qaiyum Suleri (born 1969), Pakistani social policy analyst and development practitionerAbed Rabah (born 1975), Israeli association football playerAbid Raja (born 1975), Pakistani Norwegian politicianAbid Raza (born 1981), Guantanamo Bay detaineeAbid Ullah Jan (21st century), prolific writer