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Muhammad Ismail name meaning

“praised; commendable; God hears”

Letters
14
Syllables
6
First letter
M
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♂ Boy

Malay Names: MMeaning faithArabic origin

Muhammad Ismail is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'praised; commendable; God hears'.

What does Muhammad Ismail mean?

Praised; commendable; God hears

In Malay: terpuji; yang dipuji; Allah mendengar

Sources (3)

About the name Muhammad Ismail

Muhammad Ismail is built from two parts. Muhammad (محمد) is commonly used as the first element of a boy's name, followed by a second name. In Malaysian spelling, Muhammad also appears as Mohd, Mohamad, Muhamad or Mohammad. Ismail is an Arabic name from Hebrew Yishmaʿel, meaning God hears. This combination is used in Malaysia.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginArabic, Hebrew
SyllablesMu-ham-mad Is-ma-il
PartsMuhammad + Ismail
First letterMalay Names starting with M
Arabic scriptمحمد إسماعيل

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Muhammad · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Ismail · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Wiktionary: Ishmael · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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