Given name · Arabic · Persian
محمود
“to praise”
محمود (maḥmūd) is a masculine given name. It is used in Arabic and Persian.
Arabic and PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Mahmud.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
محمود is Mahmud written in Arabic script. An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
محمود’s family of names
In Persian usage, محمود has a conventional equivalent in the English form Mahmud. In Persian usage, محمود can be written in the Roman alphabet as Mahmud. In Persian usage, محمود can be written in the Roman alphabet as mahmūd.
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Around the world
محمود has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named محمود
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2005 to 2013born 1956
- Mahmoud Abbaspresident of the Palestinian Authority since 2005born 1935
- Mahmoud DarwishThe national Palestinian poet, and author (1941–2008)
- Mahmud of GhazniSultan of the Ghaznavid Empire from 998 to 1030971–1030
- Mahmud al-KashgariTurkic scholar and lexicographer1029–1073
- Nur al-Din ZengiEmir of Aleppo (1146–1174) and Damascus (1154–1174)1118–1174
- Ghazanthe seventh Ilkhan of Mongol Ilkhanate (1295–1304)1271–1304
- Qutuz3rd Sultan of the Egyptian Mamluk Sultanate (r. 1259–1260)1300–1260
- TrézéguetEgyptian association football playerborn 1994
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