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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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Common questions about Muhamad
- What does the name Muhamad mean?
- Muhamad (مُحَمَّد) means "Praised (Indonesian spelling of Muhammad)". Standard Indonesian/Malay spelling of Muhammad.
- Is Muhamad a name from the Qur'an?
- Muhamad does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Indonesian-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Muhamad a boy or a girl name?
- Muhamad is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Muhamad come from?
- Muhamad is an Indonesian-Arabic name, built on the root letters Ḥ-M-D. Among the most common Indonesian masculine names.
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