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'''Mahmud''' or '''Mahmoud''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: ''' محمود ''' )is a shortened version of the name of prophet [[Muhammad]]. It is also an [[Arabic name|Arabic given name]] that comes from the [[transliteration]] of the Arabic [[triconsonantal]] root of [[Ḥ-M-D]] ([[Hamd]]) ("praise"), meaning "Praiseworthy", (literally means) The praised one, ''Laudable'', ''commendable'' – in [[Persian language|Persian]] it is written ''Mehmoud'', in [[Russian]] it is written ''Махмуд'' and in [[Arabic]] it is spelt as ''Mahmud'', and the above is in both [[Urdu]] ''([[Hindustani]])'' and [[English language|English]]. It is best suited as the [[surname]] of the family or the family name in honour for |
'''Mahmud''' or '''Mahmoud''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: ''' محمود ''' )is a shortened version of the name of prophet [[Muhammad]]. It is also an [[Arabic name|Arabic given name]] that comes from the [[transliteration]] of the Arabic [[triconsonantal]] root of [[Ḥ-M-D]] ([[Hamd]]) ("praise"), meaning "Praiseworthy", (literally means) The praised one, ''Laudable'', ''commendable'' – in [[Persian language|Persian]] it is written ''Mehmoud'', in [[Russian]] it is written ''Махмуд'' and in [[Arabic]] it is spelt as ''Mahmud'', and the above is in both [[Urdu]] ''([[Hindustani]])'' and [[English language|English]]. It is best suited as the [[surname]] of the family or the family name in honour for [[male]] |
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Mahmud or Mahmoud (Arabic: محمود )is a shortened version of the name of prophet Muhammad. It is also an Arabic given name that comes from the transliteration of the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (Hamd) ("praise"), meaning "Praiseworthy", (literally means) The praised one, Laudable, commendable – in Persian it is written Mehmoud, in Russian it is written Махмуд and in Arabic it is spelt as Mahmud, and the above is in both Urdu (Hindustani) and English. It is best suited as the surname of the family or the family name in honour for male
Mahmud may refer to:
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran
- Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1730-1754
- Mahmud II, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1808-1839
- Mahmud II of Great Seljuk, Sultan of Baghdad 1118
- Mahmud of Ghazni, ruler of Ghanzi (Ghaznavid Empire) 997-1030
- Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Malacca), Sultan of Malacca 1488-1528
- Mahmud Shah Durrani, ruler of Afghanistan 1801-1803 & 1809-1818
- Mahmut Celal Bayar, third President of Turkey
- Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestinian National Authority 2005-
- Abid Hamid Mahmud, Iraqi general
- Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt 1945-1946 & 1946-1948
- Khaled Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, American basketball player
- Mahmud Saedon Othman, Malay Muslim intellectual from Brunei Darussalam
- Sajid Mahmood, English cricketer
- Mahmud Ahmed, Sudanese general
- Mahmud, a peaceful and devout elephant