Rāʾid
رَائِد
Say it RAA-id
A scout who goes ahead
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Arabic root
- r-w-d
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- Classical Arabic names
- Also spelled
- Raed, Raid, Rayed
Meaning & source
A scout: one sent ahead to look for pasture and water for his people.
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رود: الرَّوْدُ: مَصْدَرُ فِعْلِ الرَّائِدِ، وَالرَّائِدُ: الَّذِي يُرْسَل فِي الْتِمَاسِ النُّجْعَة وَطَلَبِ الكلإِ، وَالْجَمْعُ رُوَّاد مِثْلُ زَائِرٍ وزُوَّار
Who carried this name
We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.