What does Muhammad mean?

Muhammad means "praiseworthy; to praise"

How do we pronounce Muhammad?

Muhammad \mu-ham-mad, muh-amm-ad\ is a boy's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Muhammad is pronounced Muw-HHAA-MehD 1.

1 Pronunciation for Muhammad: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)"

What is the origin of Muhammad?

Muhammad's language of origin is Arabic, and it is used predominantly in Arabic and English. Derived from muhammad which means 'praiseworthy' ; hamida which means 'to praise, to commend, to thank'. The name was borne by the prophet Muhammad (570-632), the founder of Islam. It has consequently been very popular within the Islamic community. Muhammad has 16 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms comprise nicknames for Magomed, Mahammed meaning of name, name Mahmoud meaning, Mohamad meaning, name Mohamed (used in Arabic as well), Mohamet definition, Mohammad definition (used in Arabic as well), what does the name Mohammed mean (used in Arabic as well), name Mohamud meaning, Mouhamed name popularity, baby name Muhamad, and name Muhamet. Forms of Muhammad used in foreign languages comprise the Arabic name Mahomet, the Turkish Mehmet definition, and the Arabic Muhamed meaning and origin. The spelling variant Muhammed name (Arabic) is another foreign form. Muhammad is a fairly popular baby name for boys. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1990s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2010, 0.025% of baby boys were named Muhammad. Its ranking then was #506. Out of all boy names in its group, Muhammad was the 2nd most popular after name Mohamed origin in 2010. It was 19% more popular than Muhammad in that year.

The following famous people share the name Muhammad:

  • Boxer Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, 17 January 1942, Louisville, Kentucky
  • Economist Muhammad Yunus, born 28 June 1940, Chittagong, India
  • Politician Muhammad Ali Jinnah, born 25 December 1876 - 11 September 1948, Karachi, India
  • Religious Figure Muhammad.

List of baby names Muhammad:

the Hebrew name Maadai origin, the Hebrew baby name Maanit, the name name Maddea, the name Madhuja name variations, the name baby name Madteo, the name Madue name popularity, the Indian Mahanta name variations, the name Mahante name variations, the Indian Mahita meaning, the Arabic nicknames for Mahomet, the Irish meaning of Maitiú, the Arabic meaning of Mamduh, the Indian Mandita name, the Indian short names for Manita, the Indian what does the name Manota mean, the Slavic name Matei, the Slavic Mateja name, the Romanian short names for Matheiu, the English name Mathia, and the English, Finnish, German, Portuguese, and Spanish name Matias meaning.

The baby name Muhammad fun facts:

The name Muhammad in reverse order is "Dammahum".

The numerological value of the name Muhammad is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Muhammad?

Muhammad is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.04%
20130.04%
20120.03%
20110.03%
20100.03%
20090.02%
20080.02%
20070.02%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames