Said

Said is an Arabic name commonly translated as “happy” or “fortunate.” In Latin letters it happens to look identical to the English past tense of say, but its Arabic pronunciation and history are separate. The spelling is a transcription of an Arabic name rather than an English word chosen as a personal name.

Saeed is another familiar way to represent the name and can make its two-syllable sound more apparent to English readers. Saʿid ibn Zayd, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, gives the name an early Islamic association. That historical connection and the positive meaning can both matter to families, without making happiness a prediction about the person who bears it.