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.
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