Given name & surname

Massoud

Massoud is a surname from Arabic.

Original Arabicمسعود

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Massoud comes from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Arabic مسعود.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Massoud’s family of names

In French usage, Massoud has a conventional equivalent in the Turkish form MESUT. In French usage, Massoud has a conventional equivalent in the Persian form مسعود. In English usage, Massoud as a surname has an alternative spelling in Masoud.

Walk Massoud’s family in the name graph

MassoudMasoudMesutمسعود

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Massoud has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.

EnglishArabic

Arabicwhere Massoud comes from · 1 name

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

Nicknames & forms 1

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

Across languages 2

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

People named Massoud

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