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جاوید
“eternal”
جاوید (jāwēd) is a masculine given name from Middle Persian (ultimately Proto-Indo-European), meaning “eternal.” It is used in Urdu, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish.
Ottoman Turkish and Persian and UrduWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: jâvid.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
جاوید comes from Middle Persian, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Middle Persian 𐭩𐭠𐭥𐭩𐭲𐭠 (yʾwyt', “eternal”), from Old Persian *yāvaitat, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu.
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جاوید’s family of names
In Ottoman Turkish usage, جاوید can be written in the Roman alphabet as CAVID. In Persian usage, جاوید can be written in the Roman alphabet as jâvid. In Urdu usage, جاوید can be written in the Roman alphabet as jāved.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
جاوید has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Persian roots to each of them.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named جاوید
- Javid HamzatauBelarusian Greco-Roman wrestlerborn 1989
- Javid ChalabiyevAzerbaijani boxerborn 1992
- Javid HuseynovAzerbaijani footballerborn 1988
- Javid ImamverdiyevAzerbaijani association football playerborn 1990
- Javid TaghiyevAzerbaijani association football playerborn 1992
- Javid Iqbalson of Muhammad Iqbal1924–2015
- Javid TaghiyevAzerbaijani boxerborn 1981
- Javid SamadovAzerbaijani singerborn 1987
- Javid AslamNorwegian boxerborn 1963
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