Wajid (name)

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Pronunciation WAA-jidh Word/name Arabic Region of origin Muslim world		Gender Male Meaning Finder Related names Wajida (feminine)

Wajid is a family name and male given name.

It is of Arabic origin (لڑكا) meaning one who perceives or finds. It is a Muslim theophoric name, from Al-Wajid (الواجد), one of the 99 names of God in the Qur'an, which signifies The Finder, The All-Perceiving, The Inventor and Maker.

Notable people named Wajid

Wajid Ali Shah (1822–1887), Indian ruler

Syed Wajid Ali (1911–2008), Pakistani sports person (ex chairman Pakistan Olympic Association)

S. Wajid Ali (1890–1951), Bengali nationalist

Wajid Khan (born 1946), Canadian politician

Wajid Nashad (1955–2008), Pakistani composer

Wajid Khan (artist) (1981) Indian artist

Wajid (actor), British-American actor

Wajid Ali, Indian film musician, one half of the duo Sajid–Wajid

Professor Dr. Muhammad Wajid Raza, Professor of Finance and one of the founder researcher in the context of Weighting methods in Shariah investments.

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