Boys' names
Ahmad
Most praiseworthy
أَحْمَد
Ahmad
Most praiseworthy
Direct Quranicboyarabic
Pronunciation
Ahmad
Arabic
أَحْمَد
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah as-Saff 61:6
Origin & meaning
Another name of the Prophet ﷺ, prophesied in earlier scriptures (Surah as-Saff 61:6). Same root as Muhammad but a comparative form.
Quranic source
Surah as-Saff 61:6
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).