Mahmud

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

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.