Mahmoud
محمودIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Praised, worthy of praise; from the same root as Muhammad
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Other spellings
- Mahmood, Mahmud, Mamoud
Islamic naming guidance
- Permissible
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources
Confidence: high
Sources
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