Ahmad

Ahmad
Pronunciation	English: /ˈɑːmæd, ˈɑːmɛd/ AH-mad, AH-med; Standard Arabic: [ˈ(ʔ)aħmad]; Egyptian Arabic: [ˈæħmæd]; Turkish: [ahˈmet]; Persian: [ˈ(ʔ)æhmæd]; Urdu: [ˈɛɦməd]; Tatar: [æχˈmæt];
Gender	Male
Language	Arabic
Origin
Meaning	"Highly Praised"
Other names
Alternative spelling	Ahmed
Variant forms	Ahmed Achmad; Achmat; Achmed; Akhmat; Akhmed; Achmet; Ahmat; Ahmet; Ahmadu; Amadou; Ahmot; Amadu;

Ahmad (Arabic: أحمد, romanized: ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world, since it is one of the well-known names of Prophet Muhammad. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed, Ahmmad. It is also used as a surname.