Where does “Hamid” come from?

Hamid comes from Arabic حَمِيد, related to Arabic م and Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-, though the precise semantic development remains unclear.

Hamid (English): used by Muslims

Definitions

  1. used by Muslims

Ancestry of “Hamid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحميدpraiseworthy; benign
2Arabicحَمِيدpraiseworthy; benign; praiseworthy
3Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
4Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic حَمِيد →