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Mahmud

/mah-MOOD/Fulani & Hausa · a boy’s name

““Praised” or “praiseworthy.””

In Fulani

How to say it
mah-MOOD
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

From the same family

01Mahmoud““Praised” or “praiseworthy.””Fulanimale→︎

In Hausa

How to say it
mah-MOOD
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MahmudMahmoudMahamud