Given name · Hindi
अहमद
“more commendable”·“most praiseworthy”
अहमद (ahmad) is a masculine given name from Classical Persian, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Ahmed.
Meaning & origin
What it means
अहमद is Ahmad written in Devanagari. Interpretations include “more commendable” and “most praiseworthy” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
अहमद comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Arabic.
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How it developed
From Classical Persian اَحْمَد, from Arabic أَحْمَد.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
अहमद’s family of names
In Hindi usage, अहमद has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ahmed. In Hindi usage, अहमद can be written in the Roman alphabet as Ahmad. In Nepali usage, अहमद has a conventional equivalent in the Kurdish form EHMED.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
अहमद has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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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