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The baby name Rakhmat is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /rɑχˈmɑt/; English approximation: "rahk-MAHT" (stress on second syllable).

Rakhmat is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: IPA: /rɑχˈmɑt/; English approximation: "rahk-MAHT" (stress on second syllable)

What is the meaning of the name Rakhmat ?

The baby name Rakhmat is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /rɑχˈmɑt/; English approximation: "rahk-MAHT" (stress on second syllable).

Rakhmat is Arabic in Origin.

Rakhmat is a masculine given name of Arabic origin from raḥma/raḥmat, meaning “mercy, compassion, blessing.” It spread with Islam into Turkic and Persianate lands; the kh reflects Central Asian/Russian transliteration of the guttural sound /x/. As a common noun it denotes divine mercy in the Qur’an, linking the name to the attributes Al-Rahman and Al-Rahim, and it underlies theophoric forms such as Rakhmatullah, “mercy of God.” In Kazakh and Uzbek, rahmat/rahmet also means “thank you,” echoing the sense of favor or grace.

Variants include Rahmat, Rehmat (Urdu/Punjabi), Rahmet (Turkish), Rakhmet (Kazakh), and the feminine Rahma/Rahmah; extended forms appear as Rahmatu’llah, Rehmatullah, and Rahmatulla. The name is used across Central Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia (notably Indonesia and Malaysia).

Rakhmat has the following similar or variant Names

Rakhmat – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
ID Boys 0 #131 5 4,130
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
AF Boys 0 #273 2 3,535
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
QA Boys 0 #737 7 18,093
KW Boys 0 #802 5 18,755
OM Boys 0 #868 14 17,948
SA Girls 0 #1,010 5 25,931
IN Boys 0 #1,037 3 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,059 34 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,178 5 25,439
TR 0 #1,249 6 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,523 92 28,008

Rakhmat is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:

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Rakhmat is predominantly a boy's name.
Rakhmat is a 2 syllable name, pronounced IPA: /rɑχˈmɑt/; English approximation: "rahk-MAHT" (stress on second syllable).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Rahmat, Rakmat, Rakhmet and Rähmät.
Across languages, Rakhmat has these equivalents: Rahma (Arabic, feminine, 'mercy'), Rahman (Arabic, 'merciful'), Rahim (Arabic, 'merciful'), Mercy (English, equivalent meaning), Baraka/Barakah (Arabic, 'blessing').
Rakhmat is a name of Arabic origin, traditionally used in Arabic-speaking countries. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Arabic-speaking countries and its diaspora communities.