Mohammad
/məˈhɑːməd/noun
A male given name from Arabic, most famously borne by the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Did you know?Mohammad is an English spelling variant of Arabic Muḥammad, built from the root ḥ-m-d meaning “praise,” the same root behind names like Ahmad and Hamid.
Etymological Timeline
Arabic root
Arabic
ḥ-m-d
“to praise; to commend”
Pre-Islamic / Arabic
Arabic
Muḥammad
“praised, highly praised”
Early Islamic period
Arabic
Muḥammad
“the name of the Islamic prophet”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Mahometus
“a Latinized form of the prophet’s name”
Modern English
English
Mohammad
“a common English transliteration of the Arabic name Muhammad”