Etymology

Ahmad

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Today it means: A male given name from Arabic or Persian, meaning “most praiseworthy”; variant forms Aahmed, Achmad, Achmat, Achmed, Achmet, Ahamed, Ahmed, Ahmet. Full definition →

Arabic أَحْمَد ← Persian اَحْمَد
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  1. Persian · borrowed fromاَحْمَد
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromأَحْمَد
  3. English todayAhmad

Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), elative of حَمِيد (ḥamīd, “praiseworthy”); or from Persian اَحْمَد (ahmad).

Words from the same roots

Arabicأَحْمَد all →

AhmedAhmaud

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