Meaning and Origin
What does the name Ramadan mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Ramadan
User Submitted Origins
Arabic
75%
English
17%
Albanian
8%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Alaska, U.S. says the name Ramadan is of Arabic origin and means "It is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, meaning 'parchedness, scorchedness'".
- A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Ramadan means "The nine month of Islamic ( Hijra) calendar" and is of Arabic origin.
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun ‖Ram`a*dan"
Senses
- The ninth Mohammedan month.
- The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight through the ninth month.
Etymology: Ar. ramaḍān, or ramazān, properly, the hot month
Other Dictionary Sources
- (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan
- The ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith
Wiktionary
From Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān), from اِرْتَمَضَ (irtamaḍa, “to be consumed by grief and sorrow”).
- (Islam) The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.
- A male given name
Ramadan was also found in the following language(s): Malay and Portuguese