Muhammad

name

Etymology: Transliteration of Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, “praised, commendable, laudable”), the passive participle of حَمَّدَ (ḥammada, “to praise, commend, laud, extol”). From the same triconsonantal root ح م د (ḥ m d) as, but distinct from, Mahmud.

1. The figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.
2. The 47th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
3. A male given name from Arabic, very popular among Muslims.
4. A surname from Arabic.