| Short meaning of Iyad | Powerful and Able See below for detailed meaning |
|---|---|
| How to pronounce Iyad | Islam + YArD Each block is a syllable. Thick black border indicates stress/emphasis. Other pronunciations are acceptable. |
| Arabic Spelling (How to write Iyad in Arabic) | إياد |
| Quranic Nature (Learn more...) | Indirectly Mentioned |
| Alternate spellings of Iyad | Eiade Eiad Eiaade Eiaade Eiaad Eeade Eead Eeaade Eeaade Eeaad Eyade Eyad Eyaade Eyaade Eyaad All of the above spellings are acceptable for this name. You may also create your own spelling. |
| Quranic Root (Learn more...) | Y-D-Y All Quranic baby names derived from Y-D-Y: |
Meaning of Iyad
Iyad is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means “reinforcement” (something that strengthens another thing), “support”, “powerful person”, and “anything that shields something”. It is derived from the Y-D-Y root which is used in a number of places in the Quran:
Then God will say, ‘Jesus, son of Mary, remember My favour to you and to your mother: how I strengthened you with the holy spirit, so that you could speak to people in childhood and in maturity; and how I taught you the Book, and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel; how by My leave you fashioned from clay the shape of a bird and blew upon it, so that, by My leave, it became a bird, and healed the blind and the leper by My permission, and when you brought forth the dead by My permission; and how I prevented the Children of Israel from harming you when you came to them with clear signs, when those of them who denied the truth said, “This is sheer magic.” (Quran 5:110)
Anonymous
It is nice name for a baby boy.
Insha Allah I will name my future boy Eyad.
Anonymous
I kind of like this name Iyad, it’s name of sahaba iyad abu samhi ra.
Eyad
The root of this name is Y-D-Y? Why would there be a second “Y” after the “D”. I read somewhere online that the root could be Y-D such as in the word for hand? I would love to hear an explanation. Thank you.
Ikram Hawramani (Staff) Article Author
The word yad for “hand” is derived from Y-D-Y as well, just like Iyad (https://arabiclexicon.hawramani.com/?p=8369#79183a
). The final “y” comes out in certain derivations from the root and not others, as is common for the vowel/semivowel parts of Arabic roots.