Fuad

Fouad
Pronunciation Arabic: [fuːʔ.aːd]
Gender Masculine
Origin
Word/name Arabic
Meaning "heart"
Other names
Related names Fouad, Fuat, Fawad, Foaad, Fuaad

Fouad (Arabic: فؤاد) (also spelled Foud, Fuaad or Foad, Arabic: فؤاد) is a masculine Arabic given name, meaning "heart".[1][2][3]

Its root word is the verb fa'ada meaning burning or a flame and lahmun fa'eed means a roasted meat on a fire. It is used to describe a heart that is inflamed with emotion.[4]

It was borne by two different Kings of Egypt.

Originally an Arabic given name, it became widespread throughout the Middle East during the 9th and 12th centuries.

Notable people

Art
Business
Clergy
Education
  • Fouad Ajami, Lebanese-born American university professor
Entertainment
  • Fuad Omar, writer, producer and screenwriter
  • Fouad el-Mohandes (1924–2006), Egyptian stage and screen actor
  • Fouad Awad, Israeli-Palestinian theatre director
  • Foad, Ross K. (1988-) English actor, director, and screenwriter.
Music
Nobility
Politics
Sports

Places

Fictional characters

Statistics

The name is mentioned five times in the Quran.[2]

See also

References

  1. "FOUAD". www.muslimmatters.org. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Fuad". quranicnames.com. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. Тайна имени Фуад. www.astromeridian.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. "» The Heart: Fu'aad, Qalb and Sadr". Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  5. "IGN'S TOP 25 FAMILY GUY CHARACTERS". uk.ign.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
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