Given name
Rachida
Rachida is a variant of Rashida. In Arabic use, Rashida carries the interpretation “a righteous woman; one who is guided in the right direction.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rachida is a variant of Rashida. In Arabic use, Rashida carries the interpretation “a righteous woman; one who is guided in the right direction.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rachida connects to the Rashid name family through Rashida. An origin associated with Rashid is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
Rachida’s family of names
In English usage, Rachida has a related form in Rashida. In French usage, Rachida has a conventional equivalent in the Arabic form رشيدة.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rachida
- Rachida DatiFrench politician and magistrateborn 1965
- Rachida BrakniFrench actress and theatre directorborn 1977
- Rachida LamrabetBelgian writer and lawyerborn 1970
- Rachida OuerdaneOlympic judokaborn 1979
- Rachida TrikiTunisian philosopher and academicborn 1949
- Rachida MahamaneRunner from Nigerborn 1976
- Rachida KrimFrench filmmaker of Algerian descentborn 1955
- Rachida FerdjaouiAlgerian sprinter and hurdlerborn 1965
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