Ramadhan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ramadhan

What is the meaning of the name Ramadhan ?

The baby name Ramadhan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced rah-MAH-dahn (IPA: /ræməˈdɑːn/).

Ramadhan is Arabic in Origin.

Ramadhan is the Arabic-derived given name corresponding to Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان, Ramaḍān), the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The word stems from the triliteral root R-M-Ḍ, meaning “scorching heat” or “parchedness,” a metaphor later associated with spiritual purification - sins being “burned away” through fasting and devotion. As a personal name, it is typically masculine and often given to boys born during the holy month or to honor its virtues of restraint, charity, and renewal.

With the spread of Islam, the name appears in varied spellings: Ramadan (standard), Ramadhan (Malay/Indonesian, though modern usage favors Ramadan), Ramazan (Turkish, South Asia), Ramezan (Persian), and Ramzan (Urdu/Hindustani). On the Swahili coast, Ramadhani or Ramadan is common, the -i sometimes serving as a patronymic. Records across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Indian Ocean show the month-name used first as a byname, then a stable given name.