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Ahmad

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.mæd/ / /ˈɑː.məd/ / /ˈɑːx.mæd/

name

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