Mohammed
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moʊˈhɑːmɛd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Mohammed
- A male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Muhammad.
- Alternative spelling of Muhammad (the prophet who introduced Islam).
- 2021 October 4, Reuters, “Lars Vilks, Swedish cartoonist who depicted Mohammed, killed in car crash”, in CNN[1]:
- Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who stirred worldwide controversy in 2007 with drawings depicting the prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog, was killed in a car crash near the southern town of Markaryd on Sunday, police said.
- A surname.
Usage notes
- This was the predominant spelling from the late 1700s (when it overtook Mahomet) until the 1940s, when it was overtaken by Muhammad, which see for more.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mohammed is the 2395th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15132 individuals. Mohammed is most common among Black/African-American (36.67%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (34.25%) individuals.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmoːˈɦɑ.mɛt/, (less common) /ˈmoː.ɦɑˌmɛt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Mo‧ham‧med
Proper noun
Mohammed m
- Muhammad (prophet of Islam)
Derived terms
French
Proper noun
Mohammed m
- alternative form of Mohamed (“Muhammad”)
German
Alternative forms
- Muhammad (see usage notes below)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈha.mɛt/ (less common)
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔr.mɛt/, [ˈmɔɐ̯mɛt], [ˈmɔːmɛt] (sometimes in casual speech)
Proper noun
Mohammed m
- Muhammad (the prophet of Islam)
- a male given name from Arabic very popular among Muslims
Usage notes
- The spelling Mohammed remains the common one in German, at least when referring to the founder of Islam. The spelling Muhammad is chiefly restricted to scientific and inner-Islamic usage.
Hausa
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mòhammèd m
- a male given name: alternative form of Muhammadu