60%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Arabic Scripts رَمَضان(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /ra.ma.ˈdˤaːn/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is derived from Arabic رمض (ramad) meaning "parchedness, scorchedness". Muslims traditionally fast during this month. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootramadanOther Languages & CulturesRamazan(Albanian) Ramazan(Avar) Ramazan(Azerbaijani) Ramzan(Chechen) Ramazan(Circassian) Ramazan(Kazakh) Ramadhani(Swahili) Ramazan(Turkish) Ramzan(Urdu) Categories fire, holidays, months, time, time periods