Mohammed

Mohammed

1. A male given name: alternative spelling of Muhammad
2. Alternative spelling of Muhammad (the prophet who introduced Islam).

• This was the predominant spelling from the late 1700s (when it overtook Mahomet) until the 1940s, when it was overtaken by Muhammad, which see for more.

• Mahommed

• Muhammad (see usage notes below)

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد‎ (muḥammad).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.(h)a.mɛt/ (normal)

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• IPA^(key): /moˈha.mɛt/ (less common)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɐ̯.mɛt/ (sometimes in casual speech)

Mohammed m

1. Muhammad (the prophet of Islam)
2. A male given name very popular among Muslims

• The spelling Mohammed remains the common one in German, at least when referring to the founder of Islam. The spelling Muhammad is chiefly restricted to scientific and inner-Islamic usage.