THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Muhammad
Muhammad is recorded as a male given name in Tagalog. The source gives a linguistic connection through Arabic, specifically the form مُحَمَّد.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /muˈhamad/Standard-Tagalog
- [mʊˈhaː.mɐd̪̚]Standard-Tagalog
Mu · ha · mmad3 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗English
- /mʊˈhɑməd/
- /mʊˈhæməd/
- /məˈhæmɪd/
- /məˈhɐməd/Australia
- /mʊˈhɐməd/Australia
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad), from حَمَّدَ (ḥammada). Doublet of Mahoma.
a male given name from Arabic
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EnglishEtymology & source
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. Doublet of Mahound and mammet.
A male given name from Arabic, very popular among Muslims.
Wiktionary: Muhammad (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Muhammad
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Agustin de Legazpi
Filipino Conspirator
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Mohammed Esmail Kiram I
Sultan of Sulu
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Mohammed Esmail Kiram I, Agustin de Legazpi
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Muhammad in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Muhammad
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Mohamad♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Mocamad·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Acmad·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Ahmad♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Akmad·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Camad·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Murad♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Samad·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Muhammad?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Muhammad further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q5837762 — Muhammad (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Mohammed Esmail Kiram I (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q5837762 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Agustin de Legazpi (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q5837762 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Muhammad (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Muhammad (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.