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مِدْحَت
Midhat
MID-hat
“Praise, commendation.”
About Midhat
Midhat is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "praise, commendation" — an Arabic-Turkish name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root م-د-ح meaning 'to praise'. Midhat is praise — a name that came into wide use through Ottoman Turkish. Borne by Midhat Pasha, the Ottoman reformer.
Common in Egypt (Medhat) and Turkey (Mithat).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Turkish
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Medhat, Mithat, Medhet
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Midhat is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Midhat before.
- Midhat Pasha (1822–1883), Ottoman statesman and reformer
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Midhat
- What does the name Midhat mean?
- Midhat (مِدْحَت) means "Praise, commendation". From the Arabic root م-د-ح meaning 'to praise'. Midhat is praise — a name that came into wide use through Ottoman Turkish. Borne by Midhat Pasha, the Ottoman reformer.
- Is Midhat a name from the Qur'an?
- Midhat does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Turkish name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Midhat a boy or a girl name?
- Midhat is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Midhat come from?
- Midhat is an Arabic-Turkish name, built on the root letters M-D-Ḥ. Common in Egypt (Medhat) and Turkey (Mithat).
- How is Midhat spelled?
- Midhat is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (مِدْحَت) is also written Medhat, Mithat, and Medhet. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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