First Adhān

Rāʾid

رَائِد

Say it RAA-id

A scout who goes ahead

At a glance

Gender
Boy
Arabic root
r-w-d
Origin
Arabic
Also spelled
Raed, Raid, Rayed

Meaning & source

A scout: one sent ahead to look for pasture and water for his people.

  • رود: الرَّوْدُ: مَصْدَرُ فِعْلِ الرَّائِدِ، وَالرَّائِدُ: الَّذِي يُرْسَل فِي الْتِمَاسِ النُّجْعَة وَطَلَبِ الكلإِ، وَالْجَمْعُ رُوَّاد مِثْلُ زَائِرٍ وزُوَّار

    Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root r-w-d (vol. 3, p. 187)

Who carried this name

We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.

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