Mahammad
An Arabic name meaning "praiseworthy". Only around a hundred men in Poland carry it, so most Poles have never met one, and hardly any boys get it now.
Mahammad Pronunciation
Mahammad is pronounced mah-KHAHM-maht (/maˈxammat/).
What Mahammad means
Where Mahammad comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Mahammad comes from Arabic. It is one spelling of the name written محمد, and its short meaning, praiseworthy, sits inside the Arabic root ḥ-m-d, three consonants that turn on the idea of praise. That same root gives Arabic its everyday words for praise and gratitude. Names such as Ahmad and Mahmud grow from it.
Praiseworthy is a strong word to hang on a child. It does not forecast the future. It states a standard, read out every time a teacher works down the class register.
In Poland the spelling Mahammad appears on official forms at the urząd more than it once did, brought by families with roots in Arabic-speaking countries. A registrar files it. A meaning as plain as praiseworthy needs no gloss once you know the root ḥ-m-d.
How many people are named Mahammad
1 in 203297 men in Poland is named Mahammad. 105 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3338 among male names.
Mahammad as a middle name
Mahammad is a first name for 105 men in Poland and a middle name for another 2, a 98/2 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 8207th, between Mahadi (2) and Mahato (2).
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#8205 Mahadev2
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#8206 Mahadi2
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#8207 Mahammad2
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#8208 Mahato2
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#8209 Mahfuz2