Mahmud

Mahmud
محمود
Pronunciation	Arabic: [maħˈmuːd]; Urdu: [mɛɦˈmuːd̪]
Gender	Male
Origin
Language(s)	Arabic
Meaning	Praiseworthy
Other names
Cognate(s)	Muhammad
Anglicisation(s)	Mahmood, Mahmad, Mahmoud, Mahmut, Makhmud, Mehmood, Mehmed, Mehmud, Mahmoed, Malamud, Mahmmoud
Derived	H-M-D root

Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name محمود (Maḥmūd), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning praise, along with Muhammad.

Origin
Pronunciation	Arabic: [maħˈmuːd] Urdu: [mɛɦˈmuːd̪]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Arabic
Meaning	Praiseworthy
Other names
Cognate(s)	Muhammad
Anglicisation(s)	Mahmood, Mahmad, Mahmoud, Mahmut, Makhmud, Mehmood, Mehmed, Mehmud, Mahmoed, Malamud, Mahmmoud
Derived	H-M-D root