Saadiq is an Arabic masculine given name. Originally a word in Arabic صديق which is translated as friend.[1] The Arabic word for friend is derived from the root sdk صدق which often refers to honesty, truth or loyalty.[1] Variants of the name include Sadek, Sadiq, Siddiq, Siddique, Sadqi etc. Notable people with the name include:
- Sadik Ahmed (born 1977), British Bangladeshi film director, cinematographer, writer, producer
- Sadik Albayrak (born 1942), Turkish journalist and author
- Sadik Balarabe (born 1992), English footballer
- Sadık Giz (1911–1979), Turkish politician
- Sadik Hakim (1919–1983), American jazz pianist
- Sadik Harchaoui (born 1973), Moroccan-Dutch legal academic
- Sadik Kaceli (1914–2000), Albanian painter
- Sadiq Khan (born 1970), Mayor of London
- Sadik Mikhou (born 1990), Moroccan middle distance runner
- Sadik Mujkič (born 1968), Slovenian rower
- Sadik Yemni (born 1951), Dutch novelist of Turkish extraction
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edit- ^ a b "صديق translation English | Arabic dictionary". Reverso Dictionary. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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