Syed is an Arabic name for boys. The meaning is `blessed, with joy` The name Syed is most commonly given to English and Welsh boys. (15 times more often than to American boys.) What do they use in other countries? Saidi The name sounds like: Syd, Ced, Cyd, Saad, Said, Saeed, Sayeed, Sid, Zed Similar names are: Sayer, Speed, Spud, Steed, Syon