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مُحَمَّد
Muhamad
moo-HAH-mad
“Praised (Indonesian spelling of Muhammad).”
About Muhamad
Muhamad is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "praised (indonesian spelling of muhammad)" — an Indonesian-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Standard Indonesian/Malay spelling of Muhammad.
Among the most common Indonesian masculine names.
Origin & roots
Origin
Indonesian · Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Muhammad-id
Root letters
Across the Malay world, names with these consonants arrived alongside Islam itself — first by sea, then by family lineage.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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