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Moghaddam Surname Meaning

Iranian: from a Persian spelling of the Arabic title muqaddam (from the root qdm ‘to be in front of’) denoting various civil or religious officials

(literally ‘someone placed in the forefront or at the head of something’).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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