noun
Ahmed
AH-mehd
noun
1
A male given name of Arabic origin, a variant of Ahmad, meaning "most praiseworthy."
"Ahmed captained the school football team."
2
A surname derived from the same Arabic root.
"The Ahmed family runs a bakery on the high street."
How to Use Ahmed
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOne of the most common Muslim first names and surnames, spelled Ahmed rather than Ahmad.
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Etymology
From Arabic أَحْمَد (ahmad), "most praiseworthy"; also traditionally used as another name for the Prophet Muhammad.