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Muhammad Awang name meaning

“praised; familiar form of address for a young man”

Letters
13
Syllables
5
First letter
M
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♂ Boy

Malay Names: MArabic origin

Muhammad Awang is a boy's name of Arabic and Malay origin meaning 'praised; familiar form of address for a young man'.

What does Muhammad Awang mean?

Praised; familiar form of address for a young man

In Malay: terpuji; panggilan mesra untuk lelaki muda

Sources (2)

About the name Muhammad Awang

Muhammad Awang is a compound name. Muhammad is commonly the first element of boys' names; other spellings include Mohd, Mohamad and Mohammad. Muhammad means 'praised; commendable', while Awang means 'familiar form of address for a young man'. Awang is a Malay form of address, not an Arabic element. The combination is used in Malaysia.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginArabic, Malay
SyllablesMu-ham-mad A-wang
PartsMuhammad + Awang
First letterMalay Names starting with M

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Muhammad · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: awang · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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