{{Infobox given name | name = Waleed<br />{{nobold|{{lang|ar|{{Script/Arabic|وليد}}|rtl=yes}}}} | image= File:الوليد بن عبد الملك.png | imagesize= | caption=Calligraphic representation of the name {{transliteration|ar|al-Waleed}} | gender = Male | meaning = Newborn child | region = Arabia | origin = Arabic | footnotes = | wikt = |alternative spelling=Al-Waleed, al-Walid, Walid, Walied, Oualid, Velid}}
'''Waleed''' ({{Langx|ar|وليد}}) or '''al-Waleed''' ({{Lang|ar|الولید|rtl=yes}}), also spelled '''al-Walid''', '''Walid''', '''Oualid''', or '''Velid''', is an Arabic-language masculine given name meaning ''newborn child.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/walid Behind the Name: Walid]</ref>''
==Given name== ===Waleed=== *Waleed Abdalati, American scientist *Waleed Al-Ahmed (born 1999), Saudi Arabian footballer *Waleed Ali (born 1980), Kuwaiti footballer *Waleed Aly (born 1978), Egyptian-origin Australian journalist *Waleed al-Husseini (born 1989), Palestinian ex-Muslim activist *Waleed bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim (born 1962), Saudi businessman *Waleed Al-Jasem (1959–2025), Kuwaiti footballer *Waleed Majid (born 1987), Qatari professional pool player *Waleed Al-Saadi (born 1995), Omani footballer *Waleed A. Samkari (1942–2019), Jordanian military officer *Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud (born 1955), Saudi royal and businessman *Waleed al-Shehri (1978–2001), Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 *Waleed Taha (born 1968), Israeli politician *Waleed Zuaiter (born 1971), Palestinian-origin American actor and producer
===Walid=== ====Historical==== *Al-Walid I (674–715), sixth Umayyad caliph *Al Walid ben Zidan (died 1636), tenth sultan of the Saadi Sultanate in Morocco
====Business==== *Walid Daouk (born 1958), Lebanese businessman and politician *Walid Juffali (1955–2016), Saudi businessman *Walid Mostafa (1972–2025), Egyptian media businessman *Walid Sadi (born 1979), Algerian businessman
====Entertainment==== *Walid Toufic (born 1954), Lebanese singer and actor *Walid Harfouch (born 1971), Lebanese-born Ukrainian television manager *Walid Mattar (born 1980), Tunisian film director *Walid Riachy (born 1990), Lebanese actor and model *Walid Hassan (comedian) (1959–2006), Iraqi comedian *Walid Kowatli, Syrian theater director *Walid Benmbarek (born 1980), Dutch actor
====Footballers==== *Walid Regragui (born 1975), Moroccan footballer and manager *Walid Azaro (born 1995), Moroccan Footballer *Walid Abbas (born 1985), Emirati footballer *Walid Cheddira (born 1998), Moroccan footballer *Walid Atta (born 1986), Saudi-born, Ethiopian footballer
====Politicians==== *Walid Assaf (1960–2025), Palestinian politician *Walid Iqbal, Pakistani politician, lawyer and grandson of Muhammad Iqbal *Walid Jumblatt (born 1949), Lebanese politician *Walid Muallem (1941–2020), Syrian politician and diplomat *Walid al-Samaani (born 1977), Saudi Arabian jurist and administrator of the Government *Walid Haj Yahia (1936–2015), Israeli politician
====Sports==== *Walid Ghauri (born 1993), Norwegian cricket player
====Others==== *Walid Khalidi (1925–2026), Palestinian historian *Walid Saleh, Islamic scholar *Walid Phares (born 1957), Lebanese-American conservative pundit *Walid al-Kubaisi (1958–2018), Iraqi-born Norwegian writer *Walid Shoebat, Palestinian-born American ex-Muslim activist *Walid bin Attash (born 1978), Yemeni suspect terrorist in American custody at Guantanamo Bay *Walid Raad (born 1967), media artist *Walid Siti (born 1952), Kurdish painter and artist
===Oualid=== *Oualid Agougil (born 2005), Dutch footballer *Oualid Ben Amor (born 1976), Tunisian handball player *Oualid Ardji (born 1995), Algerian footballer *Oualid El Hajjam (born 1991), French-Moroccan footballer *Oualid El Hamdaoui (born 1993), French footballer *Oualid El Hasni (born 1993), Tunisian footballer *Oualid Malki (born 2004), Algerian footballer *Oualid Mamoun (born 1996), French-Algerian footballer *Oualid Mhamdi (born 2003), German-Moroccan footballer *Oualid Mokhtari (born 1982), Moroccan-born German footballer
==Surname== *Khalid Ibn Al-Walid (died 642), Islamic military commander also known as the sword of Allah
==Places== *Al-Waleed, an Iraqi town along the Iraq–Syria border *Bani Walid, a town in Libya *Valladolid, a city in Spain *Valladolid, a city in Mexico
==Vehicles== * {{MV|Walid|1933}}, a Lebanese cargo ship from 1979 to 1985 (originally German-built fishing trawler) * Walid (armoured personnel carrier), an Egyptian APC used in the Arab–Israeli conflict
==See also== *Al-Walid (disambiguation)
==References== {{reflist}}
{{given name}} Category:Arabic-language masculine given names Category:Masculine given names