Shahid (name)

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| gender = Male

| meaning = Witness in Arabic and Beloved in Persian

| region = South Asia, Middle East

| language = Arabic

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| alternative spelling = Shahed, Shaheed

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Shahid or Shahed ({{langx|ar|شاهد}} {{transliteration|ar|DIN|šāhid}}) is a given name translating to 'Witness' in Arabic and 'Beloved' in Persian, mostly found in South Asia.

It is derived from the root {{Langx|ar|ش ه د|š-h-d}} {{efn| {{wiktionary-inline|شهد#Arabic}} }} (c.f. Shahada)."One who tells, or gives information of, what he has witnessed, or seen or beheld with his eye; one who declares what he know […] a witness, as meaning one who gives testimony, or evidence; who bears witness; […]The witness against those to whom he has been sent." Lane, Arabic-English Lexicon (1863) I.1611.

Shahid is a male Muslim name and Arabic in origin. The name is common in Asian countries such as Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

It is not to be confused with a different word, a religious term, written and pronounced differently, Shahid ({{langx|ar|شهيد|šahīd}}, plural {{lang|ar|شُهَدَاء}} šuhadā, female {{langx|ar|شهيدة|šaheeda}}), meaning 'martyr'.