Muhammad (name)

Ottoman miniature of Muhammad praying at the Kaaba
Pronunciation	/moʊˈhæməd/, /moʊˈhɑːməd/, /muːˈhæməd/, /muːˈhɑːməd/,/moʊˈhæmɛd/, /moʊˈhɑːmɛd/, /moʊˈhɑːmᵻd/. Arabic: [muˈħamːad], [moˈħamːad]. Egyptian Arabic: [mæˈħæmːæd] Persian: [mohæmˈmæd] Turkish: [muˈhammed]. Hindustani: [mʊˈhaːmməd].
Gender	Male
Word/name	Arabic language
Meaning	Praised(thanked)
Region of origin	Arabia
Alternative spelling	Moohammed, Mahmad, Mehmed, Mahamed, Mohamad, Mohamed, Mohammad, Mohammed, Muhamad, Muhamed, Muhamet, Muhammed, Muhammet, Mahammud , Mehmet, Mohd, Muh,"Mohamed","Mahamid"

Muhammad (Arabic: محمد‎‎) is the primary transliteration of the Arabic given name, مُحَمَّد‎, from the triconsonantal root of Hamad; Praise that comes from the Arabic passive participle and triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (Praise); hence Praised, or praiseworthy. 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.

The name Muḥammad is the strictest and primary transliteration of the Arabic given name, محمدﷺ, that comes from the Arabic passive participle and triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (Praise); hence Praised, or praiseworthy. However, its actual pronunciation differs colloquially, for example, in Egyptian Arabic: IPA: [mæˈħæmːæd], while in exclusively religious contexts, talking about Islam: IPA: [moˈħæmːæd].