Mohammad
Meaning of Mohammad
Mohammad is the Arabic original of the evergreen Muhammad, a name whose meaning—“praiseworthy”—shines as brightly as the desert dawn and whose bearer, the Prophet of Islam, guides more than a billion hearts. In story after story, the name rides through history like a trusted camel on the spice routes, crossing languages and oceans to land on U.S. birth certificates, where it’s been quietly camped in the comfortable middle of the Top-600 since the late ’60s and lately hovering near the 500-mark. Whether spelled Mohammad, Muhammad, Mohammed, or Mohamed, the melody is the same moh-HAH-mahd rhythm, a friendly tap of consonants that feels right at home beside Juan, José, and Jesús at the family barbecue. Parents are drawn to its blend of spiritual depth and everyday warmth; after all, a boy called Mohammad carries a passport to centuries of scholarship, poetry, and gentle strength, yet still leaves room for soccer nicknames and goofy school-photo grins. It’s a name that invites praise without demanding fuss—like a warm spoonful of abuela’s arroz con leche, simple, sweet, and universally comforting.
Pronunciation
Arabic
- Pronunced as moh-HAH-mahd (/moʊˈhɑːməd/)
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Notable People Named Mohammad
| Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the last Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 until the 1979 revolution established the Islamic Republic. |
| Mohammad Mosaddegh was an Iranian Prime Minister whose government was overthrown in a 1953 coup backed by US and UK intelligence agencies. |
| Mohammad Yousuf is a former Pakistani cricketer who set a world record for most test runs in a year in 2006 and played in the 1999 Cricket World Cup final. |
| Mohammad Shahzad Mohammadi is an Afghan cricketer who plays as a right-handed opening batsman and wicketkeeper in all three international formats. |
| Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil is a former captain and attacking all-rounder for Afghanistan's cricket team, batting right-handed and bowling off-break. |
| Mohammad Zahir Shah - Mohammad Zāhir Shāh was Afghanistan's last king, ruling for 40 years as its longest-serving monarch. |
| Mohammad Azharuddin is a former Indian cricket captain celebrated for leading the team to Asia Cup victories and being one of the best ODI batsmen of his era. |
| Mohammad Reza Aref is an Iranian engineer and reformist politician serving as the first vice president of Iran since 2024. |
| Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi is an Islamologist at the École pratique des Hautes Études and a leading scholar of early Twelver Shiʿism. |
| Mohammad Nourizad is an Iranian filmmaker and activist who has been arrested multiple times for his dissent, including after urging an apology from the supreme leader following the 2009 elections and for protesting in 2019. |
| Mohammad Reza Geraei is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler who won gold at the 2020 Olympics and bronze at the 2018 Asian Games in the 67 kg category. |
| Mohammad Reza Golzar is an Iranian actor, television host, and singer who was the highest-paid actor in Iran in 2006 and has remained one of the country's most expensive actors since. |
| Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar was the chief of the Qajar tribe's Qoyunlu branch and the father of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, who founded the Qajar dynasty in Iran. |
