Save Gender Masculine Usage Turkish, Albanian Pronounced Pron. /mu.haɾ.ˈɾɛm/(Turkish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the name of the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is derived from Arabic محرّم (muḥarram) meaning "forbidden", a derivative of حرم (ḥaruma) meaning "to be forbidden", so named because fighting is forbidden during this time. Related Names Rootmuḥarram PopularityDetails Last ranked #96 in 1986 Turkey Categories months, peace, time periods