Save Gender Feminine Usage Swahili Meaning & History From the name of an Islamic holy day that commemorates the death of Husayn ibn Ali. It is so named because it falls on the tenth day of Muharram, deriving from Arabic عشرة (ʿashara) meaning "ten" [1]. Related Names User SubmissionAshura Categories days, holidays, Islam, numbers, numeric meanings, One Piece characters, time periods Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 718.
