Vedat

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Gender Male Language(s) Semitic Variant form(s) Vedad		Language(s) Turkish, Albanian Meaning Friendship, love Cognate(s) Medad

Vedat is a masculine given name meaning "friendship, love". It is commonly used in Turkey, and less commonly in Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo. The name has one variant, "Vedad", a very common given name in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name and more specifically its Arabic original name "Widad" is cognate with the Hebrew name "Medad" which also has the same meanings; love and friendship, coming from their shared Semitic origins.

Given name

Vedat Buz, Turkish jurist

Vedat Dalokay (1927–1991), Turkish politician and architect

Vedat İnceefe, (born 1974), Turkish footballer

Vedat Ademi, Albanian Kosovar singer-songwriter

Vedat Kokona, Albanian translator, writer and lexicologist

Vedat Okyar, Turkish footballer

Vedat Tek, Turkish architect

Vedat Uysal, Turkish footballer

Vedat Muriqi, Albanian footballer

Vedat Milor, Turkish food critic

Vedat Xhymshiti, Albanian Kosovar photojournalist

Vedat E. Gursoylu, Turkish music and dance instructor

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Vedat Wikipedia

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