Navid, name meaning in Islam
Navid means good news. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Boy name · Persian
نويد
Navid
Good news
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Persian
- Arabic
- نويد
- Say it
- na-VEED
- Root
- None, not Arabic
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Navid, explained
Navid (نويد) is a Persian name for boys. It means good news. The Persian word for what the Arabic bushra means.
Is Navid in the Quran?
No. Navid is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.1
How to say and write Navid
Say it na-VEED. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Naveed. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ن nun + و waw + ي ya + د dal.
Choosing Navid
A Muslim name does not have to be Arabic. Scholars allow names from any language as long as the meaning is good and the name is not tied to another religion. Navid has a good meaning, so it is fine to use. With the father's name it becomes Navid bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Names like Navid
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions
Good to know
What does Navid mean in Islam?
Navid (نويد) means good news. It is a Persian name for boys.
Is Navid in the Quran?
No, the name Navid is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Navid a boy or girl name?
Navid is used as a boy's name.
How do you write Navid in Arabic?
Navid is written نويد in Arabic, said na-VEED.
Is it Navid or Naveed?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, نويد. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.