Family name origins & meanings
- Muslim : from a personal name based on Arabic mạhmūd, ‘praiseworthy’, ‘commendable’ (a derivative of ̣hamida ‘to praise’; compare Muhammad). This is a popular name in all the countries of the Muslim world.
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