Arabic origin
Source-reportedBorrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: MuhammaduCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Chinese Wiktionary: MuhammaduCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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A name. A world of connections.
Arabic roots
[mʊ̀.hám.mə́.dɪ̀] · Hausa (Standard Kano Hausa)
01 / Meaning & origin
Muhammadu is a masculine given name documented in Hausa. English Wiktionary traces it to Arabic مُحَمَّد.
2 source accounts
Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).
von arabisch محمد (muḥammad) ^(→ ar)
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04 / Through time
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former President of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985 and 2015 to 2025 (1942–2025)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
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