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Muhammad Yunus name meaning

“praised; dove”

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

Malay Names: MMeaning faithArabic origin

Muhammad Yunus is a boy's name from Arabic and Hebrew roots meaning 'praised; dove'.

What does Muhammad Yunus mean?

Praised; dove

In Malay: terpuji; merpati

Sources (3)

About the name Muhammad Yunus

Muhammad Yunus is made of Muhammad (praised; commendable) and Yunus (dove; Arabic form of Yona, Jonah). Yunus is the Arabic form of the Hebrew name Yona (Jonah), associated with the dove. The combination is used in Malaysia.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginArabic, Hebrew
SyllablesMu-ham-mad Yu-nus
PartsMuhammad + Yunus
First letterMalay Names starting with M
Arabic scriptمحمد يونس

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Muhammad · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Yunus · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Jonah · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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