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3/6/2020, 2:21 PM Mike C
8/7/2017, 11:14 AM HL

Name Rushdie
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Kashmiri (Rare)
Scripts رشدی (Kashmiri Nastaliq), रुशदी (Kashmiri Devanagari)
Other Forms FormsRushdi
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Derived from Arabic رَشَدَ (rašada) meaning "to go the right way, to follow the right course" or "to be well guided" (related to the given names RASHAD and RASHID). A famous bearer is AHMED SALMAN Rushdie (1947-), a British-Indian author of Kashmiri descent.
Added 8/7/2017 by HL