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Walida
Pronounced wuh-LEE-duh /wəˈliː.də/Medium
Meaning: Walida is an Arabic girl's name from the root w-l-d, 'to give birth,' meaning 'newborn girl' or 'one who is born.' The same root gives walad, 'child,' and it carries a tender sense of new life and belonging.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Walida is an Arabic name from the root w-l-d, 'to give birth,' meaning 'newborn girl' or 'one who is born.' It reached American records mainly through Arabic-speaking and Muslim families and appears thinly from the nineteen-seventies. Its meaning ties it directly to the joy of a new arrival.
It was never common in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its peak in the mid-nineteen-seventies. It reads as a meaningful heritage name.
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What does the name Walida mean?
It is an Arabic name from the root w-l-d, 'to give birth,' meaning 'newborn girl' or 'one who is born.'
How do you pronounce Walida?
It is said wuh-LEE-duh /wəˈliː.də/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Walida a boy or girl name?
Walida is used as a girl's name; the related Waleed is the masculine form.
How popular is Walida?
It is rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its peak in the nineteen-seventies.