Mahmud

M3A1H4M3U1D2

proper noun

A male given name from Arabic.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Mahmut · alternative Mahmoud · alternative Mahmood · alternative Mahmout · alternative Mehmud · alternative Mehmood · alternative Mehmut

  1. A male given name from Arabic.

Origin

Transliteration of Arabic مَحْمُود (maḥmūd, literally “praised, laudable”), the passive participle of the Form I verb حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “to praise”), from the triconsonantal root ح م د (ḥ m d). The name Muhammad comes from the same root, and has a similar meaning.

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Translations

Arabic مَحْمُود
  • مَحْمُود (maḥmūd)male given name
Bengali মাহমূদ
  • মাহমূদ (mahmūd)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 馬哈茂德 /马哈茂德
  • 馬哈茂德 /马哈茂德 (Mǎhāmàodé)male given name
Hebrew מַחְמוּד
  • מַחְמוּד (maḥmúd)male given name
Hindi महमूद
  • महमूद (mahmūd)male given name
Persian محمود
  • محمود (mahmud)male given name
Punjabi ਮਹਮੂਦ, مَحْمُود
  • ਮਹਮੂਦ (mahmūd)male given name
  • مَحْمُود (maḥmūd)male given name
Russian Махму́д
  • Махму́д (Maxmúd)male given name
Turkish Mahmut
  • Mahmutmale given name
Urdu مَحْمُود
  • مَحْمُود (mahmūd)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Mamduh
Cite this entry
APA

Mahmud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mahmud

MLA

“Mahmud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mahmud. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mahmud,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mahmud.

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