Uday or Odai is a masculine name in Arabic as well as several Indian languages. In many Indian languages it means 'dawn' or 'rise'. The Arabic name () means 'runner' or 'rising'. List of people Uday Benegal, Indian musician Uday Pratap Singh, Indian titular of Bhadri state. Uday Chopra, Bollywood actor Odai Eid, Syrian footballer Uday Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, medieval Yazidi saint Oday Jafal, Syrian footballer Uday Kiran, Indian film actor Uday Kotak, Indian businessman Uday Merchant, Indian cricketer Ouday Raad, Lebanese actor and voice actor Oday Rasheed, Iraqi film director Uday Pratap Singh, Indian politician Odai Al-Saify, Jordanian footballer Uday Shankar, Indian choreographer Udai Singh, Indian royalty Uday Singh, Indian politician Uday Singh (Fiji politician), Indo-Fijian politician Uday Singh Taunque, Sikh warrior Oday Taleb, Iraqi footballer See also Euday L. Bowman, American composer Uday (river), Ukraine Uday Foundation, a non-profit organization based in New Delhi Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana, a Government of India scheme References Arabic masculine given names Indian masculine given names