What is "obaid"

Obaid is a Muslim Name of Arabic Origin with Aubaid/Ubaid/Obaida being variant spelling of the name. The name means Faithful or Loyal in pragmatic sense The Literal meanings of the name includes : A small slave/Servant(Contextually pertaining) to either God Or Prophet. For God the Name is Either Obaid Illahi or Obaidullah For Prophet Muhammad the name is Obaid Ahmad or Muhammad Obaid. The Feminine of the name is Obaida

Obaid may refer to:

• 21712 Obaid (1999 RL96), a Main-belt Asteroid
• Ubaid period: A prehistoric culture in Mesopotamia
• Al-Ubayyid: A city in Sudan

People called Obaid

• Obaid (name)

• Musa Amer Obaid, (born Moses Kipkirui 18 April 1985 in Kenya) is a Qatari runner and steeplechaser
• Thoraya Ahmed Obaid of Saudi Arabia, Under-Secretary General of the United Nations
• Sharmeen Obaid-Chinay (born 1978) is a journalist from Pakistan.
• Obaid Khalifa (born 13 April 1985) is a footballer from the United Arab Emirates
• Obaid Mohamed (born January 1, 1979) is a footballer from the United Arab Emirates
• Dr. Obaid Siddiqi (born January 7, 1932) is a neurogeneticist and fruit fly researcher
• Dr. Sami Obaid (born April 12, 1988) is a neurosurgeon resident doctor in Montreal, Canada, and scientific searcher, the asteroid Obaid ( 21712) was named after him