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Mahmud

What does Mahmud mean?

Mahmud Pronunciation of Mahmud as a boys' name is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Mahmud is "praiseworthy". A popular name in the Arab world which comes from the same root as Muhammad.

STARTS WITH Ma-

ASSOCIATED WITH arabic, popular (famous)

Variations

VARIANTS Mahmood, Mahmoud, Mehmood, Mehmud

OTHER FORMS VIA MUHAMMAD Hamid, Hammad, Mahomet, Mehmet, Mehmoud, Mohamad, Mohamed

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Mahmud Rishaan (M.R.), ..

How popular is Mahmud?

Mahmud is an uncommonly occurring first name for males but a very prominent surname for all people (#23221 out of 150436, Top 15%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Prominent related forms of Mahmud (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) are Mahmoud (#1706 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Mohamad, Mohamed (#454) and Muhammad (#345). Usage of these forms of Mahmud was at its most widespread in 2018 (MEDIAN #1126). Mohamed has been the most recognizable form, though Muhammad is currently higher in the list. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Mahmoud, Mohamad, Mohamed, Muhammad in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Mohamed, Muhammad outside U.S.

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Ehud, Hamud, Laud, Magnus, Magus, Mahesh, Mahir, Mahlon, Maimon, Majed, Majeed, Majid, Malmun, Mamoun, Mamun, Mansur, Manus, Marcus, Marius, Markus, Marmer, Marque, Marqui, Mateus, Matheu, Maurus and Maximus. These names tend to be more commonly used than Mahmud.


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