Mujahid as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mujahid

What is the meaning of the name Mujahid ?

The baby name Mujahid is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /muˈdʒaːhɪd/ — moo-JAH-hid.

Mujahid is Arabic in Origin.

Mujahid is an Arabic masculine name meaning “one who strives” or “struggler,” the active participle of jāhada, from the Semitic root J-H-D denoting exertion and effort. In religious and ethical contexts it can signify a person devoted to striving for what is right - spiritually, intellectually, or socially - rather than exclusively a militant sense. The related noun jihād originally means “striving” or “endeavor.”

Attested from the earliest Islamic centuries, the name appears among scholars and leaders, notably the Meccan Qur’anic exegete Mujāhid ibn Jabr (7th–8th c.). It spread with Islam across the Arab world, South Asia, East Africa, and the Balkans. Variants and transliterations include Mujāhid (with diacritics), Moujahid (French-influenced), Mojahid, Mudžahid (Bosnian), and Turkish Mücahit; the feminine is Mujahida/Mujāhida. The common plural term Mujahideen (mujāhidīn) refers collectively to “strivers” and is not typically used as a given name.