Majid (name)

Majid, Majed (also: Maajed or Maged or Magid or Mjid) (Arabic: ماجد, IPA: [maːʤed]) is a masculine Arabic given name, which may also appear as the surname Majid.

Majid

Pronunciation	Arabic: [maːʤɪd] (ماجد) Arabic: [maʤiːd] (مجيد)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	Noble, Glorious, Magnificent
Other names
Alternative spelling	Majed, Majid, Maajed, Magid, Maged,
Related names	Majeed Amjad Majd

Origin and spelling

The name Majid or Majid in Arabic means Noble or Glorious or Magnificent, and can also mean Honor or Generosity. In general, Majid in Arabic is something abundant.

In English, it can be spelled Majid or Majed. The name Majid is often mistakenly confused with Majeed, which is a different name.

Variant spellings

• In Arabic: ماجد (Majid), (Magid), (Mjid)
• In English: Majed, Majid, Maajed, Mjid
• In Turkish: Macit, Majid
• In Ottoman Turkish: ماجد (Majed)
• In Persian: ماجد (Majed), مجيد (Majid)
• In Russian: Маджид (Madzhid) or (Majed)
• In Bashkir: Мәжит (Majit)
• In Janalif: Məƶit
• In French: Madjid, Majid
• In German: Majid or Madschid
• In Korean: 마지드 (Majideu)
• In Japanese: マジッド (Majiddo)
• In Mandarin: 马吉德 (Mǎjídé)
• In Cantonese: 馬捷 (Maa5 Zit6)
• In Spanish: Majid
• In Hebrew: מג'יד (Majid)
• In Italian: Majid

People

• Majed Moqed (1977-2001), Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77
• Majid Arslan (1908-1983), Lebanese politician
• Majid Al Maskati, one half of Canadian R&B duo Majid Jordan

• Majid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1938-2003), Saudi royal

• Majid Baniisfahany (1963-), Iranian American Rug Dealer

See also

• Majid (disambiguation)