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Al-Walid

Al-Walid is the name of:Najiyah bint al-Walid, a sahaba of Muhammad Al-Walid ibn Utba ibn Abi Sufyan, statesman and member of the Umayyad ruling family Al-Walid ibn Utba ibn Rabi'a (583-624) Khalid ibn al-Walid (592–642), one of the two famous Arab generals of the Rashidun army during the Muslim conquests of the 7th Century Al-Walid I (668–715), an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 705 to 715 Al-Walid II (709–744), an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 743 until 744 Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, an Umayyad caliph who ruled for a short time in 744 Muslim ibn al-Walid (748–823), a poet Jonah ibn Janah (990s–1050s), an important Hebrew grammarian and lexicographer of the Middle Ages Averroes (1126–1198), or Abul Walid Muhammad Ibn Aḥmad Ibn Rushd, an Andalusian-Arab philosopher, physician, and polymath Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, a member of the Saudi royal family Abu al-Walid al-Dahdouh (1965–2006), a senior leader of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad Abu al-Walid (1967–2004), an Arab Mujahid who fought in both Chechen Wars Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al-Saud (1990–2025), a member of the Saudi royal family

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Al-Walid
الوليد
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Al-Walid name
PronunciationWalid,
Waleed
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameSemitic (Arabic)
MeaningNewborn
Region of originArabia (Middle East)

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