Name
Murad
Meaning
Murad is a masculine name of Arabic origin meaning “wished for, desired”.
Murad comes from an Arabic root meaning to want, yielding the sense of the desired one, the longed-for goal. Five Ottoman sultans bore the name, spreading it from the Balkans to Bengal, and it remains widespread in Muslim communities everywhere.
Common across the Middle East, the Caucasus, and South Asia.
At a glance
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /moo-RAHD/
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Murad is a masculine name of Arabic origin meaning “wished for, desired”. Murad comes from an Arabic root meaning to want, yielding the sense of the desired one, the longed-for goal.
Murad is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Common across the Middle East, the Caucasus, and South Asia.
The name Murad comes from Arabic. Murad comes from an Arabic root meaning to want, yielding the sense of the desired one, the longed-for goal. Five Ottoman sultans bore the name, spreading it from the Balkans to Bengal, and it remains widespread in Muslim communities everywhere.
Murad is pronounced moo-RAHD.
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