[Cronos]

Mahomet (an older, alternate form of the name)

Not really, Mahomet is a European way of trying to pronounce a non-European name. his name was Muhammed. In Arabic the pronunciation would be "Mow hum mud". And you are correct his first wife was 20 odd years older them him and was a rich heiress (the reason for the marriage). And his last wife Aisha was 6 when they married and 9 when he uh consummated this marriage. Which was no big deal since he promised his followers 72 perpetual virgins (which means that they could be deflowered again and again) and 18 young nubile boys...

[CatoRenasci]

Well, it seems to me that it's really up to us how we transliterate it.

I prefer the older Mahomet and Mahommetans or Mohamad and Moslem to the more currently fashionable Muhammed and Muslim.

Sort of like Chinese, where I still use the older Wade-Giles transliterations (e.g. Mao "Tse Tung" rather than the newer "Zedong" form). Just call me old fashioned. I think it's also useful to indicate that one's views are not so politically correct, but harken back to an earlier era when our views of the Middle East and the followers of Mahomets Moon God were considerably clearer and more accurate than the current politically correct line.