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
Maghreb (the North African subregion), and in
Europe 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
Maghreb and
Europe: it is merely the feminine derivation of Miloud and has the same meaning.
References
Masculine given names
African masculine given names
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