Given name & surname

Akmad

Akmad is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in Maguindanao, Maranao, and Tausug.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Akmad comes from Arabic.

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How it developed

From Arabic أَحْمَد.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Akmad’s family of names

In Tausug usage, Akmad has a related form in Amad. In Maranao usage, Akmad has a related form in ACMAD.

Walk Akmad’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Akmad has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.

Arabic

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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“white”

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“lion”

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Askar

“army”

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Ameer

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>99% boys

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Ehmed

“to thank or to praise”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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