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Waleed name meaning

وليد

Waleed · wa-LEED

A newborn child; a young boy.

Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Arabic root
و ل د
Pronunciation
wa-LEED
Other spellings
Walid

About the name Waleed

Waleed comes from the root w-l-d, birth, and means a newborn or young boy. Al-Walid I was an Umayyad caliph who built the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, and Khalid ibn al-Walid carried the name as his father's. It is common in Egypt, the Gulf and the Levant. English spellings include Waleed and Walid.

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What is the origin of the name Waleed?

Waleed (وليد) is an Arabic name, from the Arabic root و ل د. A newborn child; a young boy.

How do you write Waleed in Arabic?

In Arabic script it is written وليد. In English it is also spelled Walid.