Muslim Name · Male · Arabic origin
Mohammed Name Meaning in Islam
Mohammed, the most searched Muslim name spelling globally.
- Meaning
- Mohammed, the most searched Muslim name spelling globally
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Urdu
- مُحَمَّد
- Pronunciation
- moo-HAM-med /mu.ˈħam.mad/
- Lucky number
- 2
Is Mohammed an Islamic name? Yes. Mohammed is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Mohammed, the most searched Muslim name spelling globally. Its root appears in the Quran, and the name is in continuous use across the Muslim world. It was carried by Mohammed VI. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ح-م-د. The most-searched Muslim name spelling globally. From ḥ-m-d, to praise. The Praised One, the seal of the prophets ﷺ.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Meem of love opens, Ha-heavy breathes life, Meem of love closes, Dal of return. The Prophet's name spelled with twin loves.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Mohammed carries fire and water together, the two most different elements, will and mercy in one hand. This is a person of intense inner weather, capable of both flame and calm depth. Sitting inside the reading is Al-Mu'min, the Faithful, giving the bearer a faith others can lean on, softened by Al-Dayyan, the Judge, carried as the fair judgment that keeps a household whole. A person named Mohammed contains more than they show.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
The most praised, common English/diaspora spelling of Muhammad ﷺ. From the Arabic root ḥ-m-d ('to praise'). The most-used name on earth.
Muhammad ﷺ, the seal of the prophets, is named directly in the Quran four times: Surah Aal-Imran (3:144), Surah Al-Ahzab (33:40), Surah Muhammad (47:2), and Surah Al-Fath (48:29). Surah Muhammad (47) bears his name as its title.
The variant Ahmad appears in Surah As-Saff (61:6) where Isa (AS) foretells his coming: 'And giving good news of a messenger to come after me whose name is Ahmad.' The Quran describes him as a mercy to all the worlds (21:107) and as of tremendous character (68:4).
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Mohammed VI . King of Morocco since 1999
- Mohammed Salah . Egyptian international footballer, Liverpool FC forward
How to Pronounce Mohammed
/mu.ˈħam.mad/ Western romanisation of Muḥammad.Is this the spelling you searched?
They are the same name. Each spelling of Mohammed sits in the community that uses it, with its own readers and its own history.
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Variants of this name
AsrNaam keeps a separate page for each common spelling of Mohammed, each one carrying its own readings and notes.
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Names sharing the م Meem influence
Like Mohammed, these names carry Meem (م) as their leading letter influence.
Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Mohammed
What does the name Mohammed mean?
Each letter under this meaning has its own quality. What does Ilm ul Huroof read in Mohammed? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Mohammed? →
Is Mohammed mentioned in the Quran?
Quranic vocabulary lies behind a large share of Muslim names, Mohammed included where its root appears. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Mohammed mean in Urdu?
The Urdu tradition preserved the meaning of each Arabic letter, the same letters that build Mohammed. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Mohammed a good Islamic name?
See Mohammed broken down letter by letter above ↑ jump to the letters reading ↑
Is Mohammed a boy or girl name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Mohammed in Ilm ul Huroof?
The reading comes from Ilm ul Huroof, the letter-science Ibn Arabi taught. Each letter in Mohammed carries an ontological role. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
What names go perfectly with Mohammed as a sibling name?
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Is Mohammed a rare or common Muslim name?
Each community has its own spelling of Mohammed, see them above ↑ or browse all names → See all spelling variants above ↑, or browse all names →
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