Malay Names · Boy
Mahmud name meaning
“praised”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- M
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptمحمود
- Devanagari scriptमहमूद
37
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Mahmud
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Mahmud is a male name from Arabic meaning 'praised'.
What does Mahmud mean?
About the name Mahmud
Mahmud comes from Arabic maḥmūd, the passive participle of ḥamida 'to praise', from the root ḥ-m-d, the same root as Muhammad and Ahmad. Other spellings include Mahmood and Mahmoud.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ح م د · ḥ-m-d |
| Syllables | Mah-mud |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with M |
| Arabic script | محمود |
|---|---|
| Devanagari script | महमूद |
Compound names with Mahmud
Sources
- Wiktionary: محمود · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Ahmad♂Most praiseworthy
- Hamid♂Praiseworthy
- Shukri♂Thankful
- Hamdan♂Related to praise
- Shukor♂Gratitude
- Shakir♂One who is grateful
- Hamdi♂Praise
- Abdul Shukor♂Servant · gratitude · thankfulness
- Ahmad Shakir♂Most praiseworthy · one who is grateful
- Ahmad Shukri♂Most praiseworthy · thankful
- Muhammad Hamdan♂Praised · related to praise
- Muhammad Hamdi♂Praised · commendable · praise
More Malay Names starting with M
- Muhammad♂Praised
- Muhammad Firdaus♂Paradise · garden of Paradise
- Muhammad Aiman♂Lucky · right-handed
- Muhammad Hafiz♂Guardian · one who knows the Quran by heart
- Mohd Faizal♂Arbiter
- Mohd♂Praised, commendable
- Mohd Firdaus♂Paradise · garden of Paradise
- Muhammad Afiq♂Praised · one who reaches the highest degree of generosity or…
- Muhammad Haziq♂Praised · skilful, adept
- Muhammad Syafiq♂Praised · compassionate
- Mohd Hafiz♂Guardian · one who knows the Quran by heart
- Muhammad Haikal♂Temple · framework, structure
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