The ahmad Surname
ahmad Name Meaning and History
Muslim (widespread throughout the Muslim world): from the Arabic
personal name A?hmad ‘the most praised’, elative adjective
from ?hamid (see Hamid). This is an epithet of the
Prophet Muhammad. In the Qur’an (6:16) Jesus foretells the arrival of
A?hmad (the Prophet Muhammad) in the words: ‘I have brought good
news about a messenger who will come after me, whose name will be
A?hmad’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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