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Ahmed

አህመድ

/AH-med/Amharic & Luganda & Somali & Swahili · a boy’s name

Most praised; highly commendable.

In Amharic

How to say it
AH-med
Traditional Amharic spelling
አህመድ
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AhmedAhmadአህመድ

In Luganda

How to say it
AH-med
Given to
Boys
Used in
Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AhmedAhmad

In Somali

How to say it
AH-med
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Nicknames & short forms

In Swahili

How to say it
AH-med
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AhmedAhmad