Type Surname (from given name & from location)
Usage Berber
Scripts ⵓⵙⵄⵉⴷ(Tifinaɣ)
Other Forms FormsSɛidi (northwest African Arabic), Usaïd/Saïdi (French spelling)
Meaning & History
Patronymic from the personal name Saïd; the given name is of Arabic origin. Moroccan (Rifian): tribal/habitational name from the tribe and region of Ayt Sɛid in the province of Driwec.