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Mohamed

/mo-HAM-ed/Somali & Wolof · a boy’s name

“Arabic-derived: the praised one”

In Somali

How to say it
mo-HAM-ed
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MohamedMohammedMuhammadMaxamed

Nicknames & short forms

Moha

In Wolof

How to say it
moh-HAH-med
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Mohamed

Nicknames & short forms

Mo