Rashidi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَشِيدِيّ (rašīdiyy).

Proper noun

Rashidi (plural Rashidis)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rashidi is the 40204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 545 individuals. Rashidi is most common among White (63.85%) and Mixed Race (21.65%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rashidi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic رَاشِد (rāšid) and رَشِيد (rašīd).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Rashidi

1. a male given name