name
Ahmed
AH-med
/ˈɑːhmɛd/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
ahmed
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Afar (Ethiopia/Eritrea/Djibouti); from Arabic Ahmad
- Meaning
- Most praiseworthy; highly commendable; one who praises God most
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Ahmad, Ahmet, Ahmed
Common mispronunciations
Saying AY-med with an English long-A; the first syllable is an open /ɑː/
Pronunciation tips
Two syllables; stress the first; one of the 99 names of the Prophet Muhammad in Islamic tradition; extremely common across the Afar region and the entire Muslim world
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