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

Mahmood

Mahmoud

Mahmud

Mahmudi/Mahmudin

  • 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

Mehmood

Mehmud

Surname

Mahmood

Mahmoud

Mehmood

Mehmud

Mahmud

Mahfud

Mahfouz

Fictional characters

  • Mahmoud Bishara, fictional character in the book Refugee

See also