Muhammad (name)

Muhammad
	"Muhammad the Messenger of God", inscribed on the gates of the mosque al-Masjid an-Nabawi
Pronunciation	/moʊˈhæməd/; /moʊˈhɑːməd/; /muːˈhæməd/; /muːˈhɑːməd/; /moʊˈhæmɛd/; /moʊˈhɑːmɛd/; /məˈhæməd/; /məˈhæmɪd/; Arabic: [muˈħam.mad] ⓘ, [Mahammad] [moˈħæm.mæd]; Egyptian Arabic: [mæˈħæm.mæd]; Persian: [mohæmˈmæd]; Turkish: [muˈham.med]; Urdu: [mʊˈhəm.məd]; Kurdish: [mɪˈhɛm.mɛd], Tatar: [mø̞ˈχæm.mæt];
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	"praised", "worthy of all praises"[citation needed]
Region of origin	Arabia
Other names
Alternative spelling	Moohammed, Mahmad, Mahammad, Mahammed, Muhammadu, Mahamed, Mohamad, Mohamed, Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhamad, Muhamed, Muhammed, Muhammet, Muhummud, Mahammud, Mohd. Muh., Mochamad, Mohamud, Mokhmad, Mukhammad, Md., Mo., M., Mohammad, Muhammad,

Muhammad (Arabic: مُحَمَّد, romanized: Muḥammad) is an Arabic given male name meaning 'praiseworthy'. The name comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb ḥammada (حَمَّدَ), meaning 'to praise', which itself comes from the triconsonantal Semitic root Ḥ-M-D. Other spellings of the name include Muhammed, Muhamad, Mohammad, Mohammed, Mahammad, Maxammed, Mehemmed, Mehemmet, Mohamad, Mohamed, Mehmet, Mamadou,^[2] and a variety of other ways. Believed to be the most popular name in the world, by July 2014 it was estimated to have been given to 150 million men and boys.^[3]

The name has been banned for newborn children in the Xinjiang region of China since 2017,^[4] as well as for the Ahmadi community in Pakistan.^[5]

^ Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th edition
^ Mamadou, retrieved 18 February 2025
^ Dugan, Emily (15 August 2014). "Most popular baby names: The top 20 boys and girls names in England and Wales". Independent. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^ Hernández, Javier C. (2017-04-25). "China Bans 'Muhammad' and 'Jihad' as Baby Names in Heavily Muslim Region". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ "Amid bullets and 'blasphemy', Pakistan's Ahmadis struggle on". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-06-12.

[1] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th edition

[2] Mamadou, retrieved 18 February 2025

[3] Dugan, Emily (15 August 2014). "Most popular baby names: The top 20 boys and girls names in England and Wales". Independent. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[:41-4] Hernández, Javier C. (2017-04-25). "China Bans 'Muhammad' and 'Jihad' as Baby Names in Heavily Muslim Region". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

[5] "Amid bullets and 'blasphemy', Pakistan's Ahmadis struggle on". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-06-12.

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Origin
"Muhammad the Messenger of God", inscribed on the gates of the mosque al-Masjid an-Nabawi
Pronunciation	/moʊˈhæməd/ /moʊˈhɑːməd/ /muːˈhæməd/ /muːˈhɑːməd/^[1] /moʊˈhæmɛd/ /moʊˈhɑːmɛd/ /məˈhæməd/ /məˈhæmɪd/ Arabic: [muˈħam.mad] ^ⓘ, [Mahammad] [moˈħæm.mæd] Egyptian Arabic: [mæˈħæm.mæd] Persian: [mohæmˈmæd] Turkish: [muˈham.med] Urdu: [mʊˈhəm.məd] Kurdish: [mɪˈhɛm.mɛd], Tatar: [mø̞ˈχæm.mæt]
Gender	Male
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	"praised", "worthy of all praises"^{[citation needed]}
Region of origin	Arabia
Other names
Alternative spelling	Moohammed, Mahmad, Mahammad, Mahammed, Muhammadu, Mahamed, Mohamad, Mohamed, Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhamad, Muhamed, Muhammed, Muhammet, Muhummud, Mahammud, Mohd. Muh., Mochamad, Mohamud, Mokhmad, Mukhammad, Md., Mo., M., Mohammad, Muhammad,