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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: