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Mahamat

/ma-ha-MAT/Fulani · a boy’s name

“Chadian/Sahelian form of Muhammad: “praised” or “praiseworthy.””

How to say it: ma-ha-MAT
Given to: Boys
Used in: Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common: common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Mahamat

Nicknames & short forms

From the same family

01Mahamadou“West African, especially Francophone Sahelian, form of Muhammad: “praised” or “praiseworthy.””Fulanimale→︎