Miloud (

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

: ميلود) 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 f ...

which refers to the birth of the

Prophet of Islam Prophets in Islam () are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God's message on Earth and serve as models of ideal human behaviour. Some prophets are categorized as messengers (; sing. , ), those who transmit divine revelation, most ...

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 Maghreb (; ), also known as the Arab Maghreb () and Northwest Africa, is the western part of the Arab world. The region comprises western and central North Africa, including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. The Maghreb al ...

(the North African subregion), and by families of North African descent in

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

, especially 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. A feminine variant of this name, Milouda, has appeared, mostly in

and

People named Miloud

* Miloud Chaabi (1930-2016), Moroccan businessman and politician *

Miloud Hadefi Miloud Hadefi (; 12 March 1949 – 6 June 1994) was an Algerian football player and manager. Hedefi represented Algeria in two Football World Cup qualifying matches. His preferred position was libero. He was nicknamed The African Kaiser ...

(1949-1994), Algerian footballer and manager *

Miloud Hamdi Miloud Hamdi (; born June 1, 1971) is an Algerian-France, French Association football, football Manager (association football), manager. Head coach of Tanzanian Premier League, Tanzania Premier league club Young Africans S.C., Young Africans Ca ...

(born 1971), Algerian-French football manager * Miloud Mahfoud (born 1985), Algerian footballer *

Miloud Mourad Benamara Miloud Mourad Benamara (born 28 October 1977) is an Algerian-born Italian actor. Early life Benamara is originally from Oran; he studied drama in Algeria before moving to Italy. Career In Italy, Benamara has frequently appeared in character act ...

(born 1977), Algerian-born Italian actor * Miloud Rahmani (born 1982), Algerian Olympic athlete * Miloud Rebiaï (born 1993), Algerian footballer

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