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Muhammad is a common anglicized spelling of the Arabic given name مُحَمَّد muḥammad, from the root Ḥ-M-D "praise."

Etymology

Muhammad in Pinyin : Mùhǎnmòdé

The name "Muhammad" is the transliteration of an Arabic name that comes from the Arabic passive participle from the triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D ("praise"). A strict transliteration is muḥammad.

Other Arabic names from the same root include Mahmud, Ahmed, Hamid and al-Hamid, one of the 99 names of God meaning "The Blesser".

The name is also transliterated as Mohammad (primarily in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan), Mohammed (Arab World, primarily in North Africa), Mohamed (Arab World), Muhammed (Arab World), Mahommed, Mehmed (Albania), Mehmet (Albania, Turkey), Mahomet (Albania)². In Latin, it is Mahometus and Μωάμεθ (Moameth) in Greek. In Spanish is Mahoma, where the H has a mute sound, being pronounced "Maoma". In Chinese, it is written as 穆罕默德(Mùhǎnmòdé). In Russia, while the name of the Islamic prophet is typically spelled Мухаммад (Mukhammad), as a given name among the Muslims of Russia, the most common spelling is Магомед (Magomed). In Somali it is Maxamed.

"Muhammad" itself might not be the most common transliteration, but it is the most correct among the most used.^{citation needed}

Statistics

According to the sixth edition of The Columbia Encyclopedia (2000), "Muhammad" is "probably the most common given name" in the world, including variations.⁵ It is estimated that more than 15 million people in the world bear the name Muhammad.

Muhammad is a popular surname in the United States, ranking 4,194 out of 88,799 for people of all ages in the 1990 census.³⁴ According to the Social Security Administration, "Muhammad" is the 639th most popular first name for newborns in the United States in 2006. "Mohammad" and "Mohammed" are ranked 589th and 633th, respectively.⁶

The BBC reported that "Muhammed" was the second most popular given names for baby boys in Britain, combining 14 spelling variations.⁷

In May 2006, it was reported that statistics indicate that some 8,928 Danish Muslims carry the name "Muhammad" and that in 2004 alone, more than 167 new-born babies were registered with the prophet's name.⁸

The worldwide popularity of the name Muhammad is mentioned in the 2007 film Superbad, wherein a character considers using the name on his fake ID.

List of prominent people named Muhammad

First names

Prominent people named "Muhammad" include:

Patronymics

Patronymics are names taken directly from one's father's personal name. In Arabic, bint means "daughter of" and ibn and bin mean "son of". Conversely, abu means "father of" and umm means "mother of".

Surnames

Surnames are family names, usually shared by everyone in the family. In many cultures they are taken directly from father to his children.

Other

See also

• Arabic name
• Mohd
• Wikipedia pages beginning with "Muhammad"

References

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External links

• Searchable Muslim baby names online dictionary