Semitic *√ḤMD “to desire” appears in
Ugaritic
- ḥamida 𐎈𐎎𐎄 “to desire”
- muḥammid 𐎎𐎈𐎎𐎄 “desirable”
Hebrew
- ḥāmaḏ חָמַד “to desire”
- ḥāmūḏ חָמוּד “desirable”
- neḥmāḏ נֶחְמָד “nice”
Arabic
- ḥammada حَمَّدَ “to praise praised”
arabic names meaning “praised”:
- ḥamīd حميد
- ḥāmīd حامد
- ’aḥmad أحمد
- maḥmūd محمود
- muḥammad محمد