Muhammad Ali
Arabic · Boy · 5 syllables
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About the name Muhammad Ali
The name 'Muhammad Ali' means "praised one" (from Arabic root Ḥ-M-D) and "exalted" or "noble" (from Arabic root '-L-Y).
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Etymology
The name 'Muhammad Ali' means "praised one" (from Arabic root Ḥ-M-D) and "exalted" or "noble" (from Arabic root '-L-Y). It is primarily used in Islamic cultures, most famously by the 19th-century Ottoman ruler Muhammad Ali Pasha of Egypt and the 20th-century American boxer Cassius Clay, who adopted the name upon converting to Islam.
Muhammad Ali currently ranks #829 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2020.
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