Ahmad
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Ahmad () is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world, since it is one of the well-known names of Prophet Muhammad. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed, Ahmmad. It is also used as a surname.
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Ahmad
- Given name.gender
- Male
- Given name.meaning
- "Highly Praised"
- Given name.language
- Arabic
- Given name.alternative spelling
- Ahmed
- Given name.variant
- Ahmed
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- native label
- أحمد
- Commons category
- Ahmad (given name)
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18 sectionsContents
- Lexicology
- Interpretations and meanings of Ahmad
- Development
- Ahmad passage
- Scholarship regarding the Greek translation
- Transliterations
- People with the given name
- Ahmad
- Ahmed
- Ahmet
- Other spellings
- People with the surname
- Ahmad
- Ahmed
- Other variants
- Fictional characters
- See also
- References
Ahmad () is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world, since it is one of the well-known names of Prophet Muhammad. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed, Ahmmad. It is also used as a surname.
== Lexicology == The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the verb (ḥameda, "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle ().