Save Type Settlement Usage English Pronounced Pron. AH-mə-də-bad, AH-mə-də-bahd [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Urdu احمد آباد (Ahmad Abad) or Hindi अहमदाबाद (Ahmadabad) both derived from the given name Ahmad combined with the place name suffix -آباد/-आबाद (-abad) (of Persian origin). This is the name of a city in India.