Given name & surname · Persian
شیدا
“demon”
شیدا (šaydā) is a feminine given name from Aramaic, ultimately from Akkadian. It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: šeydâ.
Meaning & origin
What it means
شیدا goes back to Classical Syriac ܫܐܕܐ (šēḏā), meaning “demon.”
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Where it comes from
شیدا comes from Aramaic, and ultimately from Akkadian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Aramaic שידא (šēḏā), from Classical Syriac ܫܐܕܐ (šēḏā, “demon”), from Akkadian šēdum (“a protective deity”).
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شیدا’s family of names
In Persian usage, شیدا can be written in the Roman alphabet as šeydâ. In Persian usage, شیدا has a transliteration in šeydâ. In Persian usage, شیدا can be written in the Roman alphabet as šaydā.
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