Given name & surname · also Turkish
Reşit
Reşit is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Turkish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Reşit comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
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How it developed
From Ottoman Turkish رشید (Reşîd), from Arabic رَشِيد; its root is Arabic ر ش د.
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Reşit’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Reşit has a conventional equivalent in the English form Rashid.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
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 Reşit
- Reşit Rahmeti AratTurkish linguist and writer (1900–1964)
- Reşit KarabacakTurkish wrestler (1954–2020)
- Reşit RonabarTurkish statesperson (1868–1924)
- Rashid SharifiIranian weightlifterborn 1984
- Reşit GalipTurkish physician and statesperson (1893–1934)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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