Muhammad (name)

For other uses, see Muhammad (disambiguation).
Muhammad

Ottoman miniature of Muhammad praying at the Kaaba
Pronunciation /moʊˈhæməd/, /moʊˈhɑːməd/, /muːˈhæməd/, /muːˈhɑːməd/,[1] /moʊˈhæmɛd/, /moʊˈhɑːmɛd/, /moʊˈhɑːmᵻd/.
Arabic: [muˈħammad], [moˈħammad].
Egyptian Arabic: [mæˈħæmmæd]
Persian: [mohæmˈmæd]
Turkish: [muˈhammed].
Hindustani: [mʊˈhaːmməd].
Gender male
Origin
Word/name Arabic language
Meaning Praised(thanked)
Region of origin Arabia
Other names
Alternative spelling Moohammed, Mahmad, Mehmed, Mahamed, Mohamad, Mohamed, Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhamad, Muhamed, Muhamet, Muhammed, Muhammet, Mahammud , Mehmet, Mohd, Muh,"Mohamed","Mahamid"

Muhammad (Arabic: محمد‎) is the primary transliteration of the Arabic given name, مُحَمَّد‎, from the triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D; Praise and becomes conjugated to Muhammad, which means "The Most Praised One". It is the name of the Islamic prophet. Throughout the Muslim world, it is popular to name a male child after him. This name and its variant transliterations are among the most popular names in the world.

Lexicology

The name Muḥammad is the strictest and primary transliteration of the Arabic given name, محمدﷺ, that comes from the Arabic passive participle and triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (Praise); hence Praised, or praiseworthy. However, its actual pronunciation differs colloquially, for example, in Egyptian Arabic: IPA: [mæˈħæmmæd], while in exclusively religious contexts, talking about Islam: IPA: [moˈħæmmæd].

The name has one of the highest spelling variants in the world.[2] Other Arabic names from the same root include Mahmud, Ahmed, Hamed, and Hamid.

Transliterations

Region/country Language Main Alternative
Arab World Arabic dialects Muhammad Mohammed, Mohamad, Mohammed
Maghreb Maghrebi Arabic Muhammed
Egypt Egyptian Arabic

Coptic

 Mohamed

ⲙⲁϩⲙⲏⲧ (Mahmet)

Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan Farsi, Dari, Urdu Mohammad
Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia various Muhammad
India various Mohammed Mohamed
Turkey Turkish Muhammed Muhamed, Muhammet, Muhamet
Kurdistan Kurdish Mihemed
Albania Albanian Muhameti
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Muhamed Muhammed
Kazakhstan Kazakh Мұхаммед (Mukhammed)
Senegal, West Africa various Mamadou Momo
Greater Somalia Somali Mahamed Maxamed
Europe Latin Mahometus
Italy Italian Maometto
Greece Greek Μωάμεθ (Moameth)
Spain Catalan, Spanish Mahoma
Portugal Portuguese Maomé
Spain Galician Mamede
France French Mahomet
Poland Polish Mahomet
Russia Russian Муха́ммед (Mukhammed) Магоме́д (Magomed), Магоме́т (Magomet), Моха́ммед (Mikhammed), Муха́ммад (Mukhammad)
China Chinese 穆罕默德 (Mùhǎnmòdé)
Israel Hebrew מוחמד (Mukhammad)

The name may be abbreviated to Md., Mohd., Muhd., or simply M. because of its utmost meaning, its popularity has meant that it can become hard to distinguish people when there is a multitude with the same name, in some cases it may be to keep a personal name less tied to a religious context. This is only done if the person has a second given name, Some men who have Muhammad (or variant) as a first name choose not to use it, as it is such a common name. Instead they use another given name. For example, Anwar Sadat, Hosni Mubarak, Siad Barre, Zia-ul-Haq, Ayub Khan and Nawaz Sharif use their second given name.

Statistics

According to the sixth edition of The Columbia Encyclopedia (2000), Muhammad is probably the most common given name [in the world], including variations.[3] It is estimated that more than 150 million men and boys in the world bear the name Muhammad.[4]

Muhammad was the most common baby boy name in England and Wales in 2009, 2011 and 2012 and the second most popular in 2007 and 2010, combining 14 spelling variations.[5][6]

Mohammed and Mohamed were the first most popular baby name in Département Seine-Saint-Denis (2002, 2008)[7] and in Marseilles (2007, 2009), France.[8] Similarly, since 2008 it is the most popular baby boy name in Brussels and Antwerpen, Belgium's most Muslim populated cities.[9]

In May 2006, it was reported that statistics indicate that some 8,928 Danish Muslims carry the name Muhammad and that in 2004 alone, 167 new-born babies were registered.[10]

In 2009 Mohamed, the most common spelling variant, was ranked 430th in the US.[11] According to the Social Security Administration, Mohammad was ranked 589th, Mohammed 633rd, and Muhammad the 639th most popular first name for newborns in 2006.[12] In the 1990 United States census, the Muhammad variant of the spelling was ranked 4,194 out of 88,799 for people of all ages.[13][14]

Given name

Mohamad

Mohamed

Mohammad

Mohammed

Muhamad

Muhamed

Muhammad

Muhammed

Muhammet

Surname

Patronymics

Derived names

See also

References

Look up Muhammad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
  1. ↑ Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th edition
  2. ↑ Humanism, Culture, and Language in the Near East: Asma Afsaruddin, A. H. Mathias Zahniser - 1997 p 389
  3. ↑ Muhammad, prophet of Islam. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07
  4. ↑ Mohammad most popular name in the world
  5. ↑ Mohammed retakes top spot in English baby names
  6. ↑ What can't be named Muhammad?
  7. ↑ http://www.insee.fr/fr/insee_regions/idf/themes/faits_et_chiffres/fc/numero27.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.laprovence.com/article/region/les-parents-marseillais-ont-craque-pour-ines-et-mohamed
  9. ↑ http://statbel.fgov.be/nl/binaries/BRO09725-N_tcm325-81232.pdf
  10. ↑ JTW News - "Muhammad" Most Popular Among Danish Muslims
  11. ↑ http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi; searched for Mohamed
  12. ↑ Popular baby names
  13. ↑ Unless otherwise noted, figures are from http://www.name-stats.com/search.php?subject=Muhammad&submit=Search. They don't include different forms of spelling except for 2009 and 2010 for the UK.
  14. ↑ Baby Name Muhammad - Origin and Meaning of Muhammad
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