Wikipedia's first sentence called it “common anglicized spelling of the arabic given name مُحَمَّد muḥammad”. Today it says “arabic given male name meaning "praiseworthy"”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Mamadou”.
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Muhammad ( Arabic : مُحَمَّد , romanized : Muḥammad ) is an Arabic given male name meaning 'praiseworthy'. The name comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb ḥammada (حَمَّدَ), meaning 'to praise', which itself comes from the triconsonantal Semitic root Ḥ-M-D . Other spellings of the name include Muhammed , Muhamad , Mohammad , Mohammed , Mahammad , Maxammed , Mehemmed , Mehemmet , Mohamad , Mohamed , Mehmet , Mahometus , Mamadou , and a variety of other ways. Believed to be the most popular name in the world, by July 2014 it was estimated to have been given to 150 million men and boys. The name has been banned for newborn children in the Xinjiang region of China since 2017, as well as for the Ahmadi community in Pakistan .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Muhammad is a common anglicized spelling of the Arabic given name مُحَمَّد muḥammad , from the root Ḥ-M-D "praise." Ali, Wijdan. The Development of Prophet Mohemmed's Portrayal from 13th Century Ilkhanid Miniatures to 17th Century Ottoman Art ". In Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of Turkish Art , eds.
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Muhammad is the primary transliteration of the Arabic given name, مُحَمَّد , from the triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D ; Praise.It is the name of the Islamic prophet .Throughout the Muslim world , it is popular to name a male child after him.This name and its variant transliterations are among the most popular names in the world .
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Muhammad ( ) is the primary transliteration of the Arabic given name مُحَمَّد that comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb ḥammada (حَمَّدَ), praise , which comes from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D .The word can therefore be translated as "praised, commendable, laudable".It is thought to be the most popular name in the world, being given to an estimated 150 million men and boys.
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Muhammad ( ), also spelled Muhammed , Muhamad , Mohammad , Mohammed , Mahammad , Mohamad , Mohamed or in a variety of other ways, is an Arabic given male name meaning 'Praiseworthy'.The name comes from the passive participle of the Arabic verb ḥammada (حَمَّدَ), meaning 'to praise', which itself comes from the triconsonantal Semitic root Ḥ-M-D .Believed to be the most popular name in the world, by 2014 it was estimated to have been given to 150 million men and boys.The name is banned for newborn children in the Xinjiang region of China since 2017, as well as for the Ahmadi community in Pakistan.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “common anglicized spelling of the arabic given name مُحَمَّد muḥammad”. Today it says “arabic given male name meaning "praiseworthy"”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Mamadou”. Read the current article and compare.
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common anglicized spelling of the arabic given name مُحَمَّد muḥammad
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arabic given male name meaning "praiseworthy"
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Mamadou
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