Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic
Scripts رَمَضان(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. ra-ma-DAN  [key·IPA]

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 Names

Other Languages & CulturesRamazan(Albanian) Ramazan(Avar) Ramazan(Azerbaijani) Ramzan(Chechen) Ramazan(Circassian) Ramazan(Kazakh) Ramadhani(Swahili) Ramazan(Turkish) Ramzan(Urdu)

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Entry updated November 16, 2019