Given name

Mahometus

“praised, praiseworthy”

Mahometus is a masculine given name from Latin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Mahometus goes back to Arabic محمّد, meaning “praised, praiseworthy.”

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Where it comes from

Mahometus comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin Mahomētus.

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Mahometus’s family of names

In Latin usage, Mahometus has a conventional equivalent in the German form Mohammed. In Latin usage, Mahometus has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form MAHOMA. In Latin usage, Mahometus has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Mahometo.

Walk Mahometus’s family in the name graph

MahometusMuhammadMohamedMohammadMohammedMohamadMuhammedMuhamedMaxamedM'hamedMahomaMohamedoمحمدMaometto

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Mahometus has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

EsperantoLatin

4 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.

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