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Blida, (Arabic: لبليدة, Cyrillic Блида) is a surname used internationally. Depending upon transliteration to English from other languages, the name has various meanings, and families with this surname are not necessarily related to each other.[1][failed verification]
The name Blida is a diminutive of the Arabic word belda, city.[citation needed]
Alternate English spellings of this surname are:
Blidy, Blidi, Blidiy
The surname can indicate family origin, i.e.[citation needed] Blida, Algeria, (a city in Algeria, southwest of Algiers),[2] or Blida, Lebanon (a town in Nabatîyé, 81 km south of the capital city, Beirut).[citation needed]
Notable people with this surname
[edit]- Barbara Blida (1949–2007), Polish politician
- Hichem Blida (born 1974), Algerian boxer
References
[edit]- ^ "The Blidy Genealogy and Family Tree Page". genealogytoday.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ "Blida | Algeria | Britannica.com". britannica.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.