The story behind Mumtāz
Borrowed from Classical Persian ممتاز (mumtāz), from Arabic مُمْتَاز (mumtāz). Compare Bengali মমতাজ (momotaj).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /mʊm.t̪ɑːz/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [mʊ̃m.t̪äːz]
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /mʊm.t̪ɑːd͡ʒ/
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [mʊ̃m.t̪äːd͡ʒ]
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Names Similar to Mumtāz
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- same syllable count
- similar length
Aziz
From Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz, “dear”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mariusz
Learned borrowing from Latin Marius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mateusz
Learned borrowing from Latin Matthaeus. Doublet of Maciej.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mojżesz
Learned borrowing from Latin Mōsēs, Mō̆ȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωσῆς, Μωϋσῆς (Mōsês, Mōüsês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (moshé).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- same syllable count
- similar length
Moritz
From Middle High German [Term?], from Latin Mauritius, from the 3rd-century Egyptian Saint. Though Christian in origin, Moritz was a name typical of assimilating Jews in the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Mumtāz
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdoella
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdoulla
a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Abdullah
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Mumtāz
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abbas
From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an. From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length