Majid (name)

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

Majid, Majed (also: Maajed, Maged, Magid or Mjid) (Arabic: ماجد, IPA: [maːʤed]) is a masculine Arabic given name, which may also appear as the surname Majid or Magid. The name Majid in Arabic means "noble", "glorious", or "magnificent", and can also mean "honor" or "generosity". In general, Majid in Arabic is something abundant. Notable people with the name include:

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

Given name

Majid Abdolhosseini (born 1972), Iranian karateka
Majid Adibzadeh (born 1980), Iranian writer
Majid Aflaki (born 1973), Iranian taekwondo practitioner
Majid Ahi (1886–1946), Iranian politician and diplomat
Majid al-Sayid Ahmed, Syrian army lieutenant colonel
Majid Akhshabi (born 1973), Iranian Santurist and Persian Pop singer
Majid Ali (born 1994), Pakistani cricketer
Majid Al-Ali (born 1987), Kuwaiti judoka
Majid Aliyari (born 1996), Iranian footballer
Majid Amidpour, Iranian engineer and academic
Majid Ansari (born 1954), Iranian politician and cleric
Majid Al Ansari (born 1987), Emirati filmmaker
Majid Ariff (1937–2018), Singaporean footballer and coach
Majid Arslan (1908–1983), Lebanese Druze leader
Majid Askari (born 1991), Iranian weightlifter
Majid Assadi, Iranian political prisoner
Majid Ayoubi (born 1980), Iranian footballer and coach
Majid Azami (born 1983), Iranian oil executive and businessman
Majid Bagherinia (born 1959), Iranian football manager and coach
Majid Barzegar (born 1973), Iranian film director, producer, screenwriter, and photographer
Majid Behbudov (1873–1945), Azerbaijani khananda
Majid Beheshti (born 1955), Iranian actor, film producer, and theater director
Majid Bekkas (born 1957), Moroccan musician
Majid Bishkar (born 1956), Iranian footballer
Majid Derakhshani (born 1957), Iranian musician and composer
Majid Ehsan, Pakistan Army general
Majid Ehteshamzadeh (born 1956), Iranian table tennis player
Majid Eidi (born 1996), Iranian footballer
Majid Entezami (born 1948), Iranian composer, conductor, musician, and oboist.
Majid Fakhry (1923–2021), Lebanese scholar of Islamic philosophy
Majid Farahani, Iranian politician
Majed Faraj (born 1963), Palestinian intelligence officer and politician
Majid Farzin (born 1984), Iranian powerlifter
Majid Jamali Fashi (1978–2012), Iranian martial artist
Majid Al Futtaim (1934–2021), Emirati billionaire businessman
Majid Ghannad (born 1954), Iranian television presenter, producer, and director
Majid Gharizadeh, Iranian filmmaker
Majid Ghassemi (born 1952), Iranian banker, business magnate, and investor
Majid Gheisari (born 1966), Iranian writer and novelist
Majid Gholami (born 1985), Iranian footballer
Majid Gholamnejad (1983–2018), Iranian footballer
Majid Habibi (born 1981), Iranian voice actor
Majid Halvaei (born 1948), Iranian footballer
Majid Haq (born 1983), Scottish cricketer
Majid-ul-Haq (1926–2013), Bangladeshi army officer and politician
Majid Hassanizadeh (born 1952), Iranian-Dutch engineer and academic
Majid Heidari (born 1982), Iranian football player
Majid Momhed-Heravi (born 1952), Iranian chemist
Majid Al-Hogail, Saudi politician
Majid Hosseini (born 1996), Iranian footballer
Majid Hosseinipour (born 1967), Iranian football player
Majid Husain (1940–2019), Indian geographer
Majid Jafar (born 1976), Emirati businessman
Majid Jahandideh (born 1968), Iranian wrestler
Majid Jahangir (1949–2023), Pakistani comic actor
Majid Jahanpour (born 1948), Iranian football player and coach
Majid Jalali (born 1956), Iranian football manager and player
Majid Ali Jaunpuri (died 1935), Indian Sunni Islamic scholar
Majid Jowhari (born 1960), Iranian-Canadian politician
Majid Kalakani (1939–1980), Afghan communist politician
Majid Karimov (born 1958), Azerbaijan petrochemical engineer and politician
Majid Kavian (1982–2011), Iranian-Kurdish militant
Majid Kavousifar (1978/79–2007), Iranian murderer
Majid Khadduri (1909–2007), Iraqi academic
Majid Khademi (died 2026), Iranian major general
Majid Al-Khamis, Kuwaiti handball player
Majid Khan (disambiguation), multiple people
Majid Khodabakhsh (born 1956), Iranian politician
Majid Khodabandelou (born 1986), Iranian footballer
Majid Khodaei (born 1978), Iranian wrestler
Majid KhosraviNik, British academic
Majid Kiani, Persian musician
Majid Latifi (born 1981), Iranian futsal player
Majid Maayouf (born 1961), Qatari football player
Majid Salek Mahmoudi (1953–1986), Iranian serial killer
Majid Majeed (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
Majid Al-Majid (1966–2018), Saudi folk singer
Majid Majidi (born 1959), Iranian filmmaker and producer
Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (born 1987), Emirati royal
Majid Hani Al Maskati (born 1990), Canadian-Bahraini R&B singer
Majid Michel (born 1980), Ghanaian actor, model, television personality, evangelist, and humanitarian
Majid Mohammadi (born 1960), Iranian-American author
Majid Al Mohandis (born 1971), Iraqi Saudi singer and composer
Majid Motalebi (born 1979), Iranian producer and executive producer
Majid Namjoo-Motlagh (born 1966), Iranian football player and manager
Majid Mousavi (born 1965), Iranian military commander
Majid Movaghar (1898–1968), Persian politician
Majid Mowlania (born 1980), Iranian music composer
Majid Fandi Al-Mubaraki, Iraqi-Australian writer and researcher
Majid Musisi (1967–2005), Ugandan footballer
Majid Naficy (born 1952), Iranian-American poet
Majid Naini (born 1963), Iranian scholar and speaker
Majid Namjoo (born 1963), Iranian politician
Majid al-Nasrawi (born 1966), Iraqi politician
Majid Nasseri (born 1968), Iranian cyclist
Majid Naseri Nejad (born 1967), Iranian politician
Majid Noormohammadi (born 1978), Iranian football player
Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi (born 1960), Saudi politician
Majid Qodiri (1886–1938), Uzbek literary scholar, public figure, and publicist
Majid Rabah (born 1980), French footballer
Majid Rafiei (born 1981), Iranian cultural manager and journalist
Majid Rahimian (born 1997), Iranian basketball player
Majid Rahnema (1924–2015), Iranian politician and diplomat
Majid Rashid (born 2000), Emirati footballer
Majid Rasulov (1916–1993), Soviet-Azerbaijani mathematician and academician
Majid Takht-Ravanchi (born 1958), Iranian diplomat
Majid Razavi (born 1997), Iranian pop music singer, songwriter, and composer
Majid Ebn-e-Reza (born 1964), Iranian military officer and politician
Majid Rezaei, Iranian footballer
Majid Saeedi (born 1974), Iranian documentary photographer
Majid bin Said (1834–1870), Sultan of Zanzibar
Majid Saleh (born 1966), Iranian football player
Majid Salehi (born 1975), Iranian actor, screenwriter, and producer
Majid Samii (born 1937), Iranian neurosurgeon
Majid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1938–2003), Saudi royal and businessman
Majid Shahriari (1966–2010), Iranian nuclear scientist and physicist
Majid Sharif (1951–1998), Iranian translator and journalist
Majid al-Shibl (1935–2016), Saudi announcer
Majid Soltanpour (born 1999), Iranian footballer
Majid Tavakoli (born 1986), Iranian student leader, human rights activist, and political prisoner
Majid Tikdarinejad (born 1982), Iranian futsal player
Majid Torkan (born 1964), Iranian freestyle wrestler
Majid Usman (born 1953), Pakistani cricketer
Majid Sharif-Vaghefi (1949–1975), Iranian dissident
Majid Vahid (born 2000), Iranian kurash and judoka
Majid Vasheghani (born 1980), Iranian actor
Majid Zahoor (born 1972), Pakistani politician
Majid Zamani, Iranian political activist and entrepreneur

Variant spellings

Given name

See also