Ahmad

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), elative of حَمِيد (ḥamīd, “praiseworthy”); or from Persian اَحْمَد (ahmad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.mæd/, /ˈɑː.məd/, /ˈɑːx.mæd/, (from Persian) /əˈmɑːd/
• Rhymes: -ɑːd

Proper noun

Ahmad

1. A male given name from Arabic or Persian, meaning “most praiseworthy”; variant forms Aahmed, Achmad, Achmat, Achmed, Achmet, Ahamed, Ahmed, Ahmet.
2. A surname from Arabic or Persian.

Anagrams

• Hamad

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔáː.màd/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔáː.màd]

Proper noun

Āhmàd m

1. a male given name

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Achmad
• Akhmad

Proper noun

Ahmad

1. a male given name from Arabic, variant of Akhmad

Malay

Alternative forms

• Mat, Md (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), from حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “to thank or to praise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ah.mat], [aħ.mad]
• Rhymes: -mad, -ad
• Hyphenation: Ah‧mad

Proper noun

Ahmad (Jawi spelling احمد)

1. a male given name from Arabic