What is "vedat"

Vedat is a masculine given name meaning "friendship, love". It is commonly used in Turkey, and less commonly in Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo. The name has one variant, " Vedad", a very common given name in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name and more specifically its Arabic original name "Widad" is cognate with the Hebrew name " Medad" which also has the same meanings; love and friendship, coming from their shared Semitic origins.