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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Mahmud
Arabic
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Usage of the Name Mahmud
Arabic
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Meaning of the Name Mahmud
The name Mahmud means "praiseworthy" in Arabic. This name is derived from the same root as Muhammad.
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Mahmud of Ghazni (971 - 1030), the ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire from 997 until his death (the Ghaznavid Empire was a Muslim state that existed from 962 to 1187, centered in what is now Afghanistan);
Mahmud Tarzi (1865 - 1933), an Afghan poet, politician, and journalist;
Mahmud Baksi (1944 - 2000), a Kurdish writer and journalist.
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