Muhammad

\mu.a.mad\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Arabic origin.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginArabic
Pronunciation\mu.a.mad\

Origin and meaning

Transliteration of Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, “praised, commendable, laudable”), the passive participle of حَمَّدَ (ḥammada, “to praise, commend, laud, extol”). From the same triconsonantal root ح م د (ḥ m d) as, but distinct from, Mahmud. Doublet of Mahound and mammet.

Where it is mostly given

  • Armenia
  • Arabia/Persia

Around the world

  • Arabicمُحَمَّدٌ

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