How to Say "Muhammad" in Spanish

Mahoma

/maˈoma/masculine

In Spanish, the name Muhammad is referred to as Mahoma.

Mahoma is the name used to refer to the prophet who introduced Islam.

Meaning: the prophet who introduced Islam (name)

Is it said differently in some regions?

In Spain, the variation Maomé is also used.

The word is a masculine noun.

/maˈoma/

While English speakers use the name 'Muhammad' as a common given name, in Spanish, the name 'Mahoma' is strictly used for the historical figure and is almost never used as a person's first name.
In older Spanish texts, Mahoma was sometimes used as a synonym for a false prophet or an impostor due to historical religious tensions.
The Spanish form Mahoma is actually an evolution of the name through the ears of Andalusian Arabic speakers, rather than a direct transcription of the original Arabic.

Mahoma nació en La Meca.
Muhammad was born in Mecca.
This sentence is useful for stating where Mahoma was born.
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No hay más dios que Alá, Mahoma es el mensajero de Dios.
There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God.
This sentence is useful for describing the role of Mahoma as a messenger of God.
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Muchos estudiosos escriben sobre Mahoma.
Many scholars write about Muhammad.

A student and a teacher are discussing history.

Mateo

Sofía, ¿has leído sobre Mahoma?
Sofía, have you read about Muhammad?
Sofía

Sí, Mateo, lo estudié en la universidad.
Yes, Mateo, I studied him at university.
Mateo

Él es una figura muy importante.
He is a very important figure.
Sofía

Es cierto, su historia es fascinante.
That's true, his story is fascinating.

Sources

Wiktionary, “muhammad” translations and entries Mahoma, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries Mahoma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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