Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name, a variant of Mahmood

Etymologies

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From Arabic محمود (mahmud).

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Examples

  • Jibril, who went by the name Mahmoud Gebril ElWarfally when he lived in the United States, is in many ways an unlikely leader of rebellion.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • Materia’s father was Catholic but claims he took the name Mahmoud in honor of the Muslim woman who protected him from death.

    Fall On Your Knees Macdonald Ann-Marie 1996

  • Materia’s father was Catholic but claims he took the name Mahmoud in honor of the Muslim woman who protected him from death.

    Fall On Your Knees Macdonald Ann-Marie 1996

  • Andy Samberg may have plenty of fans who want to get a cupcake with him on a lazy Sunday, but he won our heart when he tried to win Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

    'Saturday Night Live' and the best skits of its past 35 seasons Melissa Bell 2010

  • Old Mahmoud is just dying for a nuclear high colonic - and he will eventually get his wish. ingrid

    Clinton blasts Iran at U.N. nuclear summit 2010

  • Among the protestors was one particularly militant young man by the name of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

    The Secret War with Iran Ronen Bergman 2007

  • Among the protestors was one particularly militant young man by the name of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

    The Secret War with Iran Ronen Bergman 2007

  • Mahmoud is sufficiently polite, but shows no sign of friendliness, I am glad to say.

    The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Isabella Lucy 1883

  • In August 2010, an Iranian-American, Princeton PhD by the name of Mahmoud Banki was sentenced to two and half years of years in prison for receiving $3 million from members of his family in Iran and assisting others in sending an equal amount back to the Iran.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Kia Makarechi 2011

  • Contributing: Mona Mahmoud is in Baghdad, Michael Hartigan in McLean, Va.

    Ancient tradition revived to turn honey into money 2005

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