Mahmud
Mahmud proper noun: a male given name from Arabic.
Proper noun
Mahmud
- A male given name from Arabic.
Mahmud meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Mahmud in Hindi
- male given name
- महमूद mahmūd
Mahmud in Marathi
- male given name
- महमूद mahmūd
Mahmud in Urdu
- male given name
- مَحْمُود mahmūd
Mahmud in Bengali
- male given name
- মাহমূদ mahmūd
More languagesFewer languages
- Mahmud in Punjabi
- ਮਹਮੂਦ mahmūd, مَحْمُود maḥmūd
- Mahmud in Arabic
- مَحْمُود maḥmūd
- Mahmud in Persian
- محمود mahmud
Forms of Mahmud
| alternative form | Mahmut |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Mahmoud |
| alternative form | Mahmood |
| alternative form | Mahmout |
| alternative form | Mehmud |
| alternative form | Mehmood |
| alternative form | Mehmut |
Origin of Mahmud
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.
Questions about Mahmud
- What does Mahmud mean?
- Mahmud means a male given name from Arabic.
- What is Mahmud in Hindi?
- Mahmud in Hindi is महमूद (mahmūd). See Mahmud meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Mahmud?
- Mahmud is a proper noun.
Words near Mahmud in the dictionary
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