Said

Sa‘id (also spelled Saeed, Saeid, Said, Sid, or Sayid; Arabic: سعيد‎‎, Sa‘īd) is a male Arabic given name, which means "happy". For the female version, see Saida; for the Turkish variant, see Sait; for the Bosnian variant, see Sejad. Said or Sid is the spelling used in most Latin languages.
The Maltese surname Said, pronounced [saɪt], has the same origin but has been borne by Latin Catholics for over seven centuries. Most Maltese surnames are of Italian origin, but this (with Abdilla) is one of the very few authentically Arabic given names that have survived in the islands as family names. It is a variant of the medieval Sicilian Christian surname Saido or Saito (Saidu), which was derived from the Siculo-Arabic given name Sa'īd used by both Muslims and Christians. In Sicily and Malta this surname was sometimes italianized as (De) Felice. The surname was established in Malta by 1419, appearing mostly as Sayd in the militia list of that year. In the 1480 militia list it is spelt mostly Said, but was later variously written Said, Sayd, Sajt, Sait in the Catholic church census of 1687. The anachronistic and undocumented claim that 'Nicolò Sayd', a grandson of Cem (1459–1496, the renegade son of Turkish Sultan Mehmet II) settled in Malta and became the ancestor of all Maltese bearing the surname Said is a fantasy inspired by the writings of historical novelists Maurice Caron and John Freely and recently promoted by amateur genealogists.
Today, francophone countries use transliterations of that name. These include the names Seydoux and Seydou, which are common in Europe and West Africa, respectively.

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"named or mentioned before," c. 1300, past participle adjective from say (v.).

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Simple past tense and past participle of say. Happy, lucky in Persian.

Saeid

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Qaboos bin Said al Said	1940	Sultan of Oman
2	Edward Said	1935	Professor of English and literature
3	Yaser Abdel Said	1957
4	Saïd Taghmaoui	1973	French Moroccan actor
5	Said bin Taimur	1910	Sultan of Oman
6	Said Nursî	1876	Kurdish-Islamic scholar
7	said bouteflika	1958	Algerian politician
8	Samira Said	1958	Moroccan singer
9	Kareem Saïd
10	Mohamed Ali, Prince of the Sa'id	1979	Egyptian prince
11	Wafic Saïd	1939	Syrian businessman
12	Samir Aït Saïd	1989	French artistic gymnast
13	Boris Said	1962	American racing driver
14	Said bin Sultan	1797	Sultan of Muscat and Oman
15	Azalina Othman Said	1963	Malaysian politician
16	Hakim Said	1920	Pakistani scientist
17	Said Akl	1911	Lebanese poet
18	Saïd Aouita	1959	Moroccan runner Olympic and world 5000 m champion
19	Sa'id of Egypt	1822	Ottoman governor
20	Saïd Amadis		French actor
21	Said Salim Bakhresa	1949	Businessperson
22	Saïd Benrahma	1995	Footballer
23	Said Bahaji	1975	9/11 planner
24	Said Musa	1944	Belizean politician
25	Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said		Omani politician
26	Abdallah Said	1985	Egyptian footballer
27	Saladin Said	1988	Ethiopian footballer
28	Mariam C. Said
29	Saïd Naciri	1960	Moroccan actor, film director and screenwriter
30	Zubir Said	1907	Singaporean composer
31	A. Samad Said	1935	Malaysian writer
32	Abbas Said	1944
33	Said Halim Pasha	1865	Ottoman grand vizier
34	Said Ahmed Said	1993	Ghanaian footballer
35	Saïd Bouamama	1958	French social worker
36	Omar Ibn Said	1770	American muslim scholar
37	Said Ramadan	1926	Swiss activist
38	Kurban Said	1905	The pseudonym for the author Lev Nussimbaum for his work Ali and Nino
39	Sheikh Said	1865	Kurdish Sheikh known for the Sheikh Said Rebellion
40	Najla Said	1974	American playwright
41	Said Effendi	1925
42	Dol Said	1773	Malaysian rebel
43	Wesley Saïd	1995	French footballer
44	Mir Tahsin Saied Beg	1933	Iraqi politician
45	Babu Genu Said	1908	Indian independence activist
46	Ibrahim Said	1979	Egyptian footballer
47	Salim Said	1943	Indonesian writer
48	Said Khoury	1923	Palestinian businessman
49	Said ibn al-Musayyib	0642	Muslim scholar
50	Said Buryatsky	1982	Russian Islamist
51	Saïd Aïdi	1961	Tunisian politician
52	Said Husejinović	1988	Bosnian footballer
53	Saeed bin Zaid	0593	Sahabah
54	Saïd Arif	1965
55	Rasuna Said	1910	Indonesian feminist
56	Sa'id ibn Jubayr	0665	Iraqi Imam
57	Saïd Kouachi	1980	Assailant of the Charlie Hebdo shooting
58	Adi Said	1990	Bruneian footballer
59	Ahmad Said	1957	Malaysian politician
60	Said Ali al-Shihri	1973	Saudi Arabian terrorist
61	Said Belqola	1956	Moroccan football referee
62	Said	1947	German author
63	Said Mohamed Djohar	1918	President of Comoros
64	Said Afandi al-Chirkawi	1937	Russian Imam
65	Sa'id Akhtar Rizvi	1927	Indian born Twelver Shī‘ah scholar
66	Said Mohamed Jaffar	1918	President of Comoros
67	Said Zahari	1928	Singaporean journalist
68	Tasha Said	1990	Indonesian actress
69	Saïd Senhaji		Moroccan singer
70	S. F. Said	1967	British children's writer
71	Saïd Mehamha	1990	Algerian footballer
72	Said Kelana	1909	Indonesian actor
73	Said Boualam	1906	Algerian politician
74	Said Aburish	1935	Palestinian journalist
75	Said Tayeb Jawad	1958	Afghanistan diplomat and academic
76	Saïd Jaziri	1967	Tunisian imam
77	Said Amirov	1954	Dagestani economist and politician
78	Said Sheikh Samatar	1943	Somalian scholar
79	Sa'id al-Afghani	1911
80	Said bin Ahmad	1800	Omani Imam
81	Hamad bin Said	1800	Omani Imam
82	Bob Said	1932	American racing driver
83	Said Seyam	1959	Palestinian politician
84	Saïd Amir Arjomand		American sociologist
85	Ismail Mohamed Said	1965	Malaysian politician
86	Said Gafurov	1967	Russian academic
87	Saïd Chraibi	1951	Moroccan musician (1951-2016)
88	Zaini Mohamad Said		Retired Malaysian Army general officer
89	Saïd Sayrafiezadeh	1968	American writer
90	Said Atthoumani		Comorian politician
91	Hany Saïd	1980	Egyptian footballer
92	Said Pasha Zulfikar		Egyptian politician
93	Jawdat Said	1931	Syrian scholar
94	Saïd Ibrahimi	1956	Moroccan CEO
95	Said ibn Aamir al-Jumahi		Sahaba
96	He Said		Singer
97	Ahmed Hassan Said	1961	Businessperson
98	Said Darwazah	1957
99	Fatma Said	1991	Egyptian singer
100	Stephan Said	1969	American musician
101	Dilshad Said	1958	Musician and composer
102	Saïd Alj	1954
103	Said Ouali	1979	Boxer
104	Tamer El Said	1972	Film director
105	Daniela A. Ben Said	1974	German author
106	Said Saif Asaad	1979	Weightlifter
107	Said al-Muragha	1927	Palestinian militant
108	Said the Sky		American DJ and music producer
109	Sidi Bou Saïd	1160
110	Saïd Chiba	1970	Moroccan footballer
111	Said Al-Andalusi	1029	Historian
112	Noal, Princess of the Sa'id		Princess, daughter of Prince Muhammed Daoud Pashtunyar Khan and granddaughter of King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan
113	Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
114	Mahmoud Sa'id	1897	Alexandrian judge and modern painter
115	Said al-Ghazzi	1893	Syrian politician
116	Said Salah Ahmed		Somali playwright, poet, educator, filmmaker
117	Saïd Mohammedi	1912	Algerian politician
118	Saïd Boutahar	1982	Dutch footballer
119	Amina Said	1953	Writer
120	Said Djinnit	1954	Algerian diplomat
121	Mohd Shahrazen Said	1985	Footballer
122	Fouad Said	1933
123	Said Ali	1980	Football player
124	Abdul Aziz Said		American academic
125	Sa'id of Mogadishu		Somali Islamic scholar and traveler
126	Said Bakkati	1982	Professional football player
127	Said Abdullah
128	Mohand Sidi Saïd	1939
129	Dachirin Said	1952
130	Qasim Said	1990	Omani footballer
131	Brian Said	1973	Footballer
132	Shawky El Said	1987	Egyptian football player
133	Muhammad Osman Said	1924	Libyan politician
134	Mohamed Said	1987	Swedish actor
135	Said Hammami		Palestinian journalist, politician and diplomat
136	Saïd Sadi	1947	Algerian politician
137	Rushdi Said	1920	Egyptian geologist
138	Said Al Nasr		Syrian terrorist
139	Said Nafa	1953	Israeli politician
140	Abdulkadir Ahmed Said	1953	Filmmaker
141	Samir Said	1963	Footballer
142	Said Brahimi	1931	Footballer
143	Moha ou Said
144	Said Vakkas Gözlügöl
145	Said Ali bin Said Omar of Grande Comore		Sulatanate of Bambano
146	Shakir Hassan Al Said	1925	Iraqi painter
147	Said Tarabeek	1936	Egyptian actor (1936-2015)
148	Said Legue	1982	Swedish actor
149	José Said	1930	Peruvian businessman
150	Said Naum
151	Said Ibrahim of Grand Comore	1911	Comorian politician
152	Muhammad Said	1936
153	Said Baaghil	1967
154	Said al-As	1889	Syrian nationalist
155	Said Aqil Siradj	1953
156	Saïd El Khadraoui	1975	Belgian politician
157	Said Fazlagić	1969	Bosnia and Herzegovina footballer
158	Saïd Aït-Bahi	1984	Association football player
159	Sjarnoebi Said
160	Said Jama Mohamed		Somali politician
161	Marcela Said	1972	Chilean film director
162	Mustafa Said		Egyptian musician
163	Said Rustamov	1907	Azerbaijani musician
164	Saïd Allik	1948	Algerian association football player
165	Said Durrah	1982	American comedian
166	Said Mohammad Ali Jawid	1951	Prime Minister of Afghan
167	Said Abdullahi Mohamed		Minister of Planning
168	Said Namouh		Moroccan jihadist
169	Safi Saïd	1953	Tunisian journalist
170	Said Ibraimov	1970	Bulgarian footballer
171	Hadia Hosny	1988	Badminton player
172	Sami Said	1979	Swedish writer
173	Said Paulo Arges	1905	Brazilian association football player (1905-1994)
174	Said Abdu	1986	Swedish politician
175	Rabia Salihu Sa’id	1963	Nigerian physicist and academic
176	Joko Umar Said	1948
177	Sa'id al-Dawla		Emir of Aleppo
178	Said Altınordu
179	Said Mohammad Sammour	1950
180	Saïd Haddou	1982	Road bicycle racer
181	Murad Ismail Said	1982	Palestinian Professional Football Player
182	Said EL Artist		Middle Eastern musician
183	Saïd Hajji	1912
184	Said Amir Jan	1980	Afghan Guantanamo detainee
185	Said Mustafov	1933	Olympic wrestler
186	Saïd Makasi	1982	Rwandan footballer
187	Said Robles Casolco	1973
188	Saïd Larifou	1964
189	Said Pasha Kurd	1834	Statesman in Ottoman Empire
190	Said Fettah	1986	Moroccan footballer
191	Said fayad	1921	Writer and poet
192	Said Al-Ruzaiqi	1986	Omani footballer
193	Saïd Mekbel	1940	Algerian journalist
194	Saïd Ennjimi	1973	French football referee
195	Said Hussein Iid		Somali politician
196	Said Bayazid	1977	Syrian footballer
197	Wenderson Arruda Said	1975	Brazilian footballer
198	Said Daftari	1982	Afghan footballer
199	Said Bouftass	1963	French artist
200	Said Al Muzayin	1935	Palestinian poet