Murad
Murad (Arabic: مراد) or variants Murat, Mourad, Morad and Mrad is an Arabic, Armenian, Turkish, Kurdish, and Persian male given name and is commonly used throughout the Muslim world and Arabic world. [1]
Etymology
Murad means "desired" or "wished" in Arabic. It is derived from the Arabic quadriliteral root "Arad" meaning to desire.
The name Murad stems from the Persian word "morad", which means "fulfilment of a vow vowed" or simply wish'.[2]
Given name
Ottoman sultans
- Murad I (1326–1389), often nicknamed Hüdavendigâr - from Persian: خداوندگار Khodāvandgār - "the God-like One", the third sultan. Received the name Murad through a play on the Persian word mordd, which means "wish or desire"[3]
- Murad II (1404–1451)
- Murad III (1546–1595)
- Murad IV (1612–1640)
- Murad V (1840–1904)
Others
- Murad
- Murad (actor), Indian character actor
- Murad Artin, Armenian-Swedish politician
- Murad Baksh (died 1661), youngest son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and Empress Mumtaz Mahal
- Murad Bey (1750–1801), Egyptian Mamluk chieftain
- Murad Qureshi, British Bangladeshi Labour Party politician
- Mourad
- Mourad the Great, nickname of Hampartsoum Boyadjian, an Armenian fedayee and political activist
- Mourad Benchellali, French citizen captured and detained in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps
- Mourad Bouzidi, Dutch–Tunisian kickboxer
- Mourad Daami, Tunisian football referee
- Mourad Ikhlef, Algerian arrested and deported from Canada on allegations of past involvement with the Armed Islamic Group and a connection to Ahmed Ressam
- Mourad Medelci, Algerian politician
- Mourad Meghni, Algerian footballer
- Mourad Topalian, Armenian-American political activist convicted in the US of storing stolen explosives and owning two machine guns
- Morad
- Morad Fareed, NY-based entrepreneur and former athlete
- Morad Mameri, French-Algerian DJ, better known as DJ Mam's
- Morad Mohammadi, Iranian wrestler and Olympian
Surname
- Murad
- Abdul Hakim Murad (militant), alleged conspirator in the planned attacks called Operation Bojinka
- Adel Murad, Iraqi politician
- Dashni Murad. Kurdish pop singer
- Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist
- Hadji Murad, Avar military commander
- Matt Murad, American rock music figure
- Raza Murad, Indian character actor, son of Murad
- Sayed Noorullah Murad, an Afghan politician, military commander and former deputy minister
- Timothy Winter, aka Abdal-Hakim Murad, British Islamic scholar
- Waheed Murad, Pakistani film producer, writer, and actor
- Zuhair Murad, a Beirut-based Lebanese fashion designer
- Mourad
- Leila Mourad (1918-1995), Egyptian singer and actress
- Mounir Mourad, Egyptian artist, singer and actor
- Morad
- Daniel Morad (born 1990), Canadian race car driver
- Luciana Morad, also known as Luciana Gimenez, Brazilian fashion model and TV show hostess
- Mrad
- Abdul Rahim Mrad, a former defense minister to Lebanon
- Antón Arrufat Mrad (born 1935), Cuban dramatist, novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist
- Mohamed Salah Ben Mrad (1881–1979), Tunisian theologian, journalist and intellectual
Other
- Murad, Iran, village in Iran
- Morad, Iran, village in Iran
- Morad Beygi, village in Iran
- Morad Beyglu, village in Iran
- Murad, Yemen or Hisn Murad, or Murad, small coastal fishing village
- Murad (tribe) a Yemeni tribe
See also
- Murat (disambiguation), modern Turkish spelling of Murad
- Murat (name)
References
- ↑ Pearce, Karen (2002). Multicultural matters: names and naming systems. London: Building Bridges. p. 194. ISBN 0-9543653-0-5.
- ↑ Aspland, Robert (1847). The Christian reformer. London: Sherbert. Gilbert and Piper. p. 334.
- ↑ Iskander, Munshi (1978). The history of Shah ʻAbbas the Great. University of Michigan: Westview Press. p. 1399.