Shahidi (Persian: شهیدی) is a common surname in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Like the given name Shahid, it is a Muslim theophoric name, from Ash-Shaheed (الشهيد), one of the 99 names of God in the Qur'an. It is derived from the Arabic word for witness or martyr.
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