Rida is an Arabic name (Arabic: رضا, romanized: Riḍā) meaning "satisfaction, contentment" or "the fact of being pleased or contented; approval". It derives from the Arabic root riḍan (رِضًا), and theologian Annemarie Schimmel noted its close conceptual link to shukr (thankfulness and gratitude). The name is considered gender-neutral in the Arab world and is used across religious communities, including Arab Christians and Arab Druze. Religious and Historical Significance Rida is most famous as the name of Ali ar-Rida (also spelled Ali al-Rida), the eighth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam, who lived in the 9th century. He was given the epithet ar-Riḍā – meaning "the satisfied one" or "the one who is pleased" – well after his life; early Shiʿi sources sometimes referred to him simply as Abu'l-Hasan. The title al-Riḍā