Given name · Arabic · Pashto · Persian

حامد

“to praise”

حامد (ḥāmid) is a masculine given name. It is used in Arabic, Persian, and Pashto.

Arabic and Pashto and PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Hamid.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

حامد goes back to a word meaning “to praise.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

حامد is Ḥāmid written in Arabic script. An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.

Explained through its name family

حامد’s family of names

حامد has a conventional equivalent in the English form Hamid. In Persian usage, حامد can be written in the Roman alphabet as hâmed. حامد can be written in the Roman alphabet as Hāmid.

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Around the world

حامد has relatives in 4 languages.

4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Spellings & scripts 3

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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