Given name · Ottoman Turkish
جهاد
جهاد is a given name from Arabic. It is used in Ottoman Turkish.
Ottoman TurkishWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Cihâd.
Meaning & origin
جهاد’s family of names
In Ottoman Turkish usage, جهاد has a transliteration in alfabe çevirisi gerekiyor. In Ottoman Turkish usage, جهاد has a transliteration in Cihâd.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named جهاد
- Jihad AyoubLebanese footballerborn 1995
- Jihad AzourLebanese economist and politicianborn 1966
- Jihad MuheisenPalestinian senior security officer1970–2023
- Jehad MostafaAmerican member of al-Shabaabborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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