| Pronunciation | Arabic: [maħmuːd] Urdu: [mɛɦmuːd̪] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Meaning | Praiseworthy |
| Other names | |
| Cognate(s) | Muhammad |
| Anglicisation(s) | Mahmud, Mahmood, Mahmoud, Mahmut, Makhmud, Mehmood, Mehmud, Mahmoed, Mahmmoud |
| Derived | H-M-D root |
Mahmoud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name محمود (Maḥmūd), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning praise, along with Muhammad.
Mononym
- Mahmood (singer) (born 1992), full name Alessandro Mahmoud, Italian singer of Italian and Egyptian origin
- Mahmoud (horse) (foaled 1933), French-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
- Mehmood (actor), Indian actor, singer, director and producer
Given name
Mahmood
- Huma Mahmood Abedin (born 1976), U.S. political staffer
- Mahmood Ali (1928–2008), Pakistani radio, television and stage artist
- Mahmood Hussain (cricketer) (1932–1991), Pakistani Test cricketer
- Mahmood Hussain (councillor), former Lord Mayor of Birmingham, England
- Mahmood Mamdani (born 1946), Ugandan academic, author and political commentator
- Mahmood Shaam (born 1940), Pakistani Urdu language journalist, poet writer and analyst
Mahmoud
- Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar,
- Mahmoud Abdul Razak, Syrian footballer
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, American basketball player
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former President of Iran
- Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian musician
- Mahmoud Saad Balbaa, Egyptian businessman and politician
- Mahmoud Chahoud (born 1976), Lebanese footballer
- Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet
- Mahmoud Ezzat (disambiguation)
- Mahmoud Guinia, Moroccan singer
- Mahmoud Hussein, Egyptian journalist
- Mahmoud Hweimel (died 2013), Jordanian politician
- Mahmoud Jaballah, Egyptian-Canadian Jihad member
- Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Egyptian Actor
- Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt 1945–1946 and 1946–1948
- Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan, (born c. 1987), Egyptian photojournalist
Mahmud
- Mahmud al-Kashgari, Turkish scholar
- Mahmud Al-Nashaf, Israeli Arab politician
- Mahmud Hotaki, Afghan ruler
- Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1730–1754
- Mahmud II, Sultan of Ottoman Empire 1808–1839
- Mahmud II of Great Seljuk, Sultan of Baghdad in 1118
- Mahmud Khalid, Ghanaian politician
- Mahmud Mahmud, Iranian politician
- Mahmud of Ghazni, ruler of Ghazni 997–1030
- Mahmud Shah (Sultan of Malacca), Sultan of Malacca 1488–1528
- Mahmud Shah Durrani, ruler of Afghanistan 1801–1803 & 1809–1818
- Mahmud Tarzi, Afghan journalist
Mahmut
- Mahmut Bezgin, Turkish footballer
- Mahmut Boz, Turkish footballer
- Mahmut Celal Bayar, third President of Turkey
- Mahmut Cuhruk, Turkish judge
- Mahmut Demir, Turkish sport wrestler
- Mahmut Hoşgiz, Turkish footballer
- Mahmut Özdemir (born 1987), German politician of Turkish descent
- Mahmut Özgener, Turkish Football Federation president
- Mahmut Şenol, Turkish author
- Mahmut Tekdemir, Turkish footballer
- Mahmut Yavuz, Turkish navy officer and ultramarathon runner
- Mahmut Yıldırım, Kurdish contract killer
- Mahmut Yilmaz, German footballer of Turkish descent
Mehmood
- Mehmood Ali, Indian film actor in Bollywood, credited as Mehmood
- Mehmood Aslam, Pakistani Television & Stage Actor
- Mehmood Bhatti, Pakistani fashion designer
- Mehmood Quaraishy, Kenyan cricketer
- Mehmood Sham, Pakistani journalist
Mehmud
- Maulana Mehmud Hasan, Indian independence activist
- Mehmud Khurd, Pakistani ruler
Surname
Mahmood
- Saba Mahmood, American anthropologist
- Sajid Mahmood, English cricketer
- Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood, Pakistani nuclear engineer
- Shabana Mahmood, British politician
- Shahid Mahmood, Pakistani cricketer
- Syed Mahmood, Indian jurist
- Tahir Mahmood, Indian jurist
- Talat Mahmood, Indian singer and actor
- Zia Mahmood, Pakistani bridge player
Mahmoud
- Ahmad Mahmoud, Iranian novelist
- Alessandro Mahmoud, better known as Mahmood, Italian singer
- Emtithal Mahmoud, Sudanese poet and activist
- Karem Mahmoud, Egyptian singer
- Shaaban Mahmoud, Egyptian footballer
- Younis Mahmoud, Iraqi footballer
Mahmud
- Abid Hamid Mahmud, Iraqi general
- A. T. Mahmud, Indonesian songwriter
- Khaled Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer
Mehmood
- Arif Mehmood, Pakistani footballer
- Arshad Mehmood (composer), Pakistani actor and music composer
- Arshad Mehmood (singer), Pakistani singer
- Faakhir Mehmood, Pakistani singer
- Hasnat Mehmood, Pakistani artist
- Kashif Mehmood, Pakistani actor
Mehmud
- Salim Mehmud, Pakistani rocket scientist