| Pronunciation | Arabic: [saʕd] Egyptian Arabic: [sæʕd] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "friend /companion", "prosperity", "successful" |
| Region of origin | Arabia |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Sa'd, Sad |
Saad (Arabic: سعد, romanized: Saʿd) is a common male Arabic given name which means 'friend / companion'. The name stems from the Arabic verb sa‘ada (سَعَدَ 'to be happy, fortunate or lucky').
Saad is the stem of variant given names Suad and Sa‘id.
It may be a shortened version of Sa'd al-Din, and is not to be confused with it. It is not the same as the single Arabic letter ṣād, which has no intrinsic meaning.
It may refer to:
