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Meaning & Origins
Muslim (widespread throughout the Muslim world): from the Arabic personal name Aḥmad ‘the most praised’, elative adjective from ḥamid (see Hamid). This is an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad. In the Qur’an (6:16) Jesus foretells the arrival of Aḥmad (the Prophet Muhammad) in the words: ‘I have brought good news about a messenger who will come after me, whose name will be Aḥmad’.
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Nicknames & variations
Tarik, Tarique, Tarika, Taris, Tarisha, Tarig, Tarisa, Tarica, Tarissa, Tarius
Ahmadi, Ahmann, Annas, Ahmadieh, Ahmadzai, Ahmadu, Aumais, Ahmadian, Annakie, Aimaq
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