"Mahmud" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Transliteration of Arabic مَحْمُود (maḥmūd, literally “praised, laudable”), the passive participle of the Form I verb حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “to praise”), from the triconsonantal root ح م د (ḥ-m-d). The name Muhammad comes from the same root, and has a similar meaning. Etymology templates: {{translit|en|ar|مَحْمُود|lit=praised, laudable}} Transliteration of Arabic مَحْمُود (maḥmūd, literally “praised, laudable”), {{ar-passive participle|nocat=1|noderived=1}} passive participle, {{!}} |, {{ar-form|I}} Form I, {{m|ar|حَمِدَ|t=to praise}} حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “to praise”), {{ar-root|ح|م|د|nocat=1}} ح م د (ḥ-m-d), {{m|en|Muhammad}} Muhammad, {{root|en|ar|ح م د}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mahmud
  1. A male given name from Arabic. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Synonyms: Mahmut, Mahmoud, Mahmood, Mahmout, Mehmud, Mehmood, Mehmut Related terms: Ahmad, Hamad, Muhammad Translations (male given name): مَحْمُود (maḥmūd) (Arabic), Mahmud (Azerbaijani), Мәхмүт (Məxmüt) (Bashkir), মাহমূদ (mahmūd) (Bengali), 馬哈茂德 (Chinese Mandarin), 马哈茂德 (Mǎhāmàodé) (Chinese Mandarin), מַחְמוּד (maḥmúd) (Hebrew), महमूद (mahmūd) [masculine] (Hindi), Махмұт (Maxmūt) (Kazakh), महमूद (mahmūd) [masculine] (Marathi), محمود (mahmud) (Persian), ਮਹਮੂਦ (mahmūd) [Gurmukhi, masculine] (Punjabi), مَحْمُود (maḥmūd) [Shahmukhi, masculine] (Punjabi), Махму́д (Maxmúd) [animate, masculine] (Russian), Maxamuud (Somali), Маҳмуд (Mahmud) (Tajik), Мәхмүт (Mäxmüt) (Tatar), Mahmut (Turkish), مَحْمُود (mahmūd) [masculine] (Urdu), Mahmud (Uzbek)

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