Miloud(ميلود in Arabic) is a masculine

Given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

which refers to the birth of the Prophet of Islam Muhamed El Mawlid Ennabawi (and deriving from the latter). In the Middle-East, the name is Miled, with the same root. This name is mainly used in

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(the North African subregion), and in

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by families from North Africa living in Europe, notably in France. It is a custom to give a son the name Miloud or Miled if he happens to be born on the day of the Prophet's Birth.

Variants

A female variant of this name, ''Milouda'', has appeared, mostly in

and

: it is merely the feminine derivation of Miloud and has the same meaning.

References

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