Rashid
/ræˈʃiːd/noun
An Arabic given name meaning “rightly guided” or “wise.”
Did you know?Rashīd (رشيد) comes from the Arabic root r-sh-d, the same root behind words for guidance, maturity, and sound judgment, making it a name of spiritual alignment rather than mere identity.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
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*ršd
“To be rightly guided, mature, or sensible”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
رَشِيد (rashīd)
“Rightly guided, prudent, mature”
Islamic era
Arabic
الرَّشِيد (ar-Rashīd)
“The Rightly Guided; The Wise (as a divine epithet)”
Medieval period
Arabic/Islamic
رشيد (Rashīd)
“Used as a personal name meaning rightly guided”
Modern English
English
Rashid
“A transliterated Arabic masculine given name”