Names like Muhammad
Muhammad is a three-syllable Arabic name that ends in -ad. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same roots
Also Arabic names, from the tradition Muhammad comes from.
Ahmad Arabic · most commendable, most praiseworthy (a superlative form of Hamid)
Ibrahim Arabic · Arabic form of Abraham ("father of many nations")
Abdullah Arabic · servant of God
Ismail Arabic · form of Ishmael, traditionally 'God will hear'; a staple in Somali families
The same feel
Also biblical, classic and international names.
Mathias Hebrew · variant of Matthias, "gift of God"
Joaquin Hebrew · Spanish form of Joachim, "God will establish"
Misael Hebrew · biblical name (Mishael), 'who is like God'
Salvador Latin · 'savior', from Latin salvator
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Muhammad, on a similar curve.
Mohammed Arabic · alternate transcription of Muhammad, 'praised, commendable'
Mohammad Persian · Persian form of Muhammad, "praised, commendable" (Arabic root hamida, "to praise")
Jad Arabic · generous (a short, popular modern Lebanese American name)
Jawad Arabic · generous, openhanded (from jada, 'to be generous')
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