| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʕaːbɪd] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "worshipper" |
Abid (Arabic: عابد ‘Ābid), also Abed, literally meaning worshipper, adorer, devout[1][2] may be either a surname or given name.
In the Russian language, "Аби́д" (Abid), or its form "Ави́д" (Avid), is an old and uncommon[3] male given name.[4] Included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, it was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century.[5] Its origins are either Arabic (where it means desired) or Aramaic (where it means work, labor).[6] The diminutive of "Avid" is Avidka (Ави́дка).[3] The patronymics derived from "Avid" are "Ави́дович" (Avidovich; masculine) and "Ави́довна" (Avidovna; feminine).[3]
As a surname, in the form Al-Abid (Arabic: العابد) and its variants, it is shared by the following people:
- Ahmad Izzat Pasha al-Abid (1855–1924), Syrian counselor to Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II
- Hawlu Pasha al-Abid (1824–1895), prominent Syrian administrator during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdulaziz; father of the former
- Muhammad Ali Bay al-Abid (1867–1939), first president of the mandatory Syrian Republic; grandson of the former
- Nawaf Al Abed (born 1990), Saudi association football player
As a surname:
- Abid Ali Abid (1906–1971), Urdu and Persian critic and poet
- Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali (born 1971), Pakistani politician and businessman
- Fazle Hasan Abed (1936–2019), Bangladeshi/British social worker
- Kalbe Abid (d. 1986, Maulana Syed Kalbe Abid Naqvi), mujtahid
- Pépé Abed, (1911–2006), Lebanese adventurer, explorer, and entrepreneur
- Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid (1915–1996), Pakistani politician and journalist
- Laïla Abid (born 1977), Moroccan-Dutch journalist
- Mohammed Abed al-Jabri (1936–2010), Moroccan critic and professor of philosophy and Islamic thought
- Ramzi Abid (born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Ramzi Abed (born 1973), American film director
- Zara Abid (1992–2020), Pakistani model
As a given name or colloquial name, it is shared by the following people:
- Abed Azrie (born 1945), Syrian singer of Arab classical music
- Abid Briki (born 1957), Tunisian trade unionist and politician
- Abed Daoudieh (1920–2015), Jordanian politician
- Abid Ghoffar Aboe Dja'far (born 1954), Javanese Indonesian singer-songwriter
- Abid Hamid Mahmud (1957-2012), Iraqi military officer
- Abid Hasan (diplomat) (bef. 1947–1984), officer of the Indian National Army
- Abid Hassan Minto (born 1932), Pakistani lawyer
- Abid Hussain (1926-2012), Indian economist and diplomat
- Abid Kashmiri (1950-2024), Pakistani actor and comedian
- Abed Khan (born 1945), Bangladeshi journalist
- Abid Kovačević (born 1952), former Bosnian association football player
- Abed Mahfouz (born 1956), Lebanese fashion designer
- Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri (late 20th century), Iraqi politician
- Abid Nabi (born 1985), Indian first class cricketer
- Abed Nadir, fictional character on the TV show Community
- Abid Qaiyum Suleri (born 1969), Pakistani social policy analyst and development practitioner
- Abed Rabah (born 1975), Israeli association football player
- Abid Raja (born 1975), Pakistani Norwegian politician
- Abid Raza (born 1981), Guantanamo Bay detainee
- Abidur Reza Chowdhury (1872–1961), Bengali politician and educationist