Mahmud
Arabic
"praiseworthy"
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Updated Fri Mar 13 2026
Mahmud Origin and Meaning
Variation of Mahmoud
Famous People Named Mahmud
- Mahmud I and IISultans of the Ottoman Empire
- Mahmud of Ghazni (born Yamīnud,Dawla Abul,Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn, ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire
- (Aziz) Mahmud HudayiOttoman Sufi mystic
- MahmudDervish leader and the Khalifa's son
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