Syed - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Syed \s-yed\ is a variant of Sayid (Arabic), and the meaning of Syed is "mister".

The baby name Syed sounds like Syd, Ced, Cyd, Saad, Said, Saeed, Sayeed, Sid and Zed. Other similar baby names are Sayer, Speed, Spud, Steed and Syon.

Syed is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#12719 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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