Ikram means honour, generosity. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Boy name · Arabic (Quranic word)
إِكْرَام
Ikram
Honour, generosity
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Meaning
Ikram (إِكْرَام) is an Arabic name for boys, taken from a word in the Quran. It means honour, generosity.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Ikram comes from the root ك ر م, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
The word ikram is in 55:27, for "your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honour".
وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ
Wa yabqaa wajhu rabbika zul jalaali wal ikraam
And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
Quran 55:27. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it ik-RAAM. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Ikraam and Ekram. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: إ alif with hamza below + ك kaf + ر ra + ا alif + م mim.
Names taken from words in the Quran are a popular choice. Before choosing one, read the verse it comes from, as above, so you know the context the word is used in. With the father's name it becomes Ikram bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Ikram (إِكْرَام) means honour, generosity. It is an Arabic name for boys, taken from a word in the Quran.
The word ikram is in 55:27, for "your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honour".
Ikram is used as a boy's name.
Ikram is written إِكْرَام in Arabic, said ik-RAAM.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, إِكْرَام. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.