Malay Names · Boy
Muhammad Iskandar name meaning
“praised; defender of men”
- Letters
- 16
- Syllables
- 6●●●●●●
- First letter
- M
- Origin
- Arabic · Greek
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptمحمد إسكندر
Muhammad Iskandar is a boy's name from Arabic; Muhammad means 'praised' and Iskandar is the Arabic form of Alexander, 'defender of men'.
What does Muhammad Iskandar mean?
About the name Muhammad Iskandar
Muhammad Iskandar is a boy's name built from two parts, Muhammad and Iskandar. Muhammad is widely used as a first element in boys' names and means 'praised'. In Malaysia it is also spelt Mohd, Mohamad or Mohammad. Iskandar is the Arabic form of Alexander, 'defender of men'. The combination is used in Malaysia.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic, Greek |
| Syllables | Mu-ham-mad Is-kan-dar |
| Parts | Muhammad + Iskandar |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with M |
| Arabic script | محمد إسكندر |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: Muhammad · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Alexander · behindthename.com · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Muhammad♂Praised
- Ismail♂God hears
- Ahmad♂Most praiseworthy
- Zulkifli♂He who possesses the lot
- Abdullah♂Servant of God
- Zakaria♂God remembers
- Mohd♂Praised, commendable
- Muhammad Afiq♂Praised · one who reaches the highest degree of generosity or…
- Ibrahim♂Father of many
- Abdul Rahman♂Servant of the Most Merciful
- Mohammad♂Praised
- Abdul♂Servant of
More Malay Names starting with M
- 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 Firdaus♂Paradise · garden of Paradise
- Muhammad Haziq♂Praised · skilful, adept
- Muhammad Syafiq♂Praised · compassionate
- Mohd Hafiz♂Guardian · one who knows the Quran by heart
- Muhammad Haikal♂Temple · framework, structure
- Muhammad Irfan♂Praised · knowledge, awareness
- Muhammad Faiz♂Winner · successful
- Muhammad Adam♂Man
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