Shahid or Shaheed (Arabic: شاهد‎‎ Å¡Ähid is a Muslim given name translating to "witness", mostly found in South Asia (transcribed as Devanagari शाहिद, Bengali শাহিদ, GurmukhÄ« ਸ਼ਾਹਿਦ; in Urdu also written شاÛد ). It is derived from the same root Å¡-h-d (c.f. Shahadah). It is also used as a surname.
