• Origin: Persian جاوید
• Urdu: جاوید
• Punjabi: : ਜਾਵੇਦ)
• Meaning: “eternal; immortal.”
• Gender: masculine

The name is derived from the Persian جاود (Javid), meaning “eternal, immortal.”

The name was borne by Azerbaijani poet and playwrite, Huseyn Javid (Hüseyn Cavid) 1882-1941.

Other forms include:

• Cavid (Azeri/Turkish)
• Dzhavid Джавид (Chuvash)
• Javidi ჯავიდი (Georgian)
• Yavid (Spanish)
• Javaid جاوید (Urdu)
• Jawed جاوید (Urdu)

Sources

• https://www.behindthename.com/name/javed
• https://sites.google.com/site/farshidfarhat/boy-names
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huseyn_Javid