Saʽid, also spelled Saʽeid, Said, Saïd, Sid, Saeed, Saed, Saied, Sayeed or Sayid, is a male Arabic given name which means "blessed, good luck, joy" or "happy, patient". The name stems from the Arabic verb sa‘ada.
Grech is a surname of Maltese origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Maltese Australians are Australian citizens who are fully or partially of Maltese descent or Malta-born persons who reside in Australia. While most of them emigrated to Australia from Malta, a number emigrated from the United Kingdom where they had settled after having been expelled from Egypt, as holders of British passports, during the Suez Crisis. According to the 2021 Census, there were 198,989 people of Maltese descent in Australia and 35,413 Malta-born people residing in the country at the moment of the census.
Agius is a surname of uncertain origin, common in Malta. Its origins may lie in the ancient Etyptian language, via Arabic, hagg or hajj, but is thought to be a Latinisation of the Greek agios, meaning "saintly" or "holy". It was found in Britain after the Norman Conquest in 1066, used as a baptismal name, a variation of Agace.
Zammit is a Maltese and Tunisian surname of Berber origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Spiteri is a common Maltese surname. There are two theories regarding the origin of this surname. One theory states that it has derived from the Italian word Ospitalieri, meaning Hospitallers. Another theory states that the surname has derived from the latin term Spatharius, meaning sword-bearer. Notable people with the surname include:
Calleja is a surname found in Spain and Malta. It is unclear whether the Maltese and Spanish surnames are related or a coincidence, perhaps caused by romanization.
Schembri is an Italian/Maltese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bartolo is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bezzina is a Maltese surname. Most people bearing the surname were descendants of Emirs on the islands of Sicily and Malta. Another branch descended from Giuseppe de Bezzina, a former slave, and his slave wife, Gioannella de Bartolo around 1570. Their descendants are from the Maltese villages of Għargħur, Mġarr, Mosta and Naxxar.
Briffa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Galea is a surname of Maltese origin. It is also common to parts of Spain and southern Italy. Notable people with the surname include:
Sammut is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Buttigieg is a Maltese surname, derived from Sicilian Arabic أبو الدجاج Abu-d-dajāj(i), meaning 'chicken owner, poulterer'. People with the name include:
Tabone is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Maltese is an Italian surname, meaning literally "Maltese" or "from Malta". Notable people with the surname include:
Bonnici is a Maltese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Inglott is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: .
Cutajar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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