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.

Mahmud
محمود
PronunciationArabic: [maħˈmuːd]
Urdu: [mɛɦˈmuːd̪]
GenderMale
Origin
Language(s)Arabic
MeaningPraiseworthy
Other names
Cognate(s)Muhammad
Anglicisation(s)Mahmood, Mahmad, Mahmoud, Mahmut, Makhmud, Mehmood, Mehmed, Mehmud, Mahmoed, Malamud, Mahmmoud
DerivedH-M-D root

Given name

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Mahmood

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Mahmoud

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Mahmud

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Mahmudi/Mahmudin

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  • Elias Mahmoudi, French Muay Thai fighter currently signed to ONE Championship.
  • Nur Mahmudi Ismail, Mayor of Depok City, a satellite city of West Java located in the southern part of Jakarta.

Mahmut

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Mehmood

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Mehmud

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Surname

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Mahmood

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Mahmoud

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Mehmood

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Mehmud

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Mahmud

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Mahfud

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Mahfouz

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Fictional characters

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  • Mahmoud Bishara, fictional character in the book Refugee

See also

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