- Meaning
- Honour, generous hospitality
- Arabic
- إكرام
- Say it
- ik-RAAM
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- The word is in the Quran, Surah Ar-Rahman (55:27)
About the meaning
God is described as dhul-jalali wal-ikram, Lord of majesty and honour (55:27). A girl's name in North Africa, a boy's name in South Asia.
Other spellings
Ikrame, Ikraam
Names from the same root (ك ر م)
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Questions about Ikram
What does Ikram mean?
Ikram means: Honour, generous hospitality. God is described as dhul-jalali wal-ikram, Lord of majesty and honour (55:27). A girl's name in North Africa, a boy's name in South Asia.
Is Ikram in the Quran?
Not as a person’s name, but the word is in the Quran, in Surah Ar-Rahman (55:27).
Is Ikram a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Ikram is used for boys and for girls.
How do you write Ikram in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Ikram is written إكرام.