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Mukarram
مکرمSay it mu-KAR-ram
- Meaning
- Honoured, respected, revered; noble, distinguished, illustrious Platts, p. 1058
- Say it
- mu-KAR-ram
- Written
- مکرم
- Other spellings
- Mukarrum, Mukaram
Mukarram
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Mukarram meaning
Mukarram (مکرم) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.
Honoured, respected, revered; noble, distinguished, illustrious
Mukarram (مکرم) is the Arabic mukarram, from karrama, "to honour", of the root k-r-m that gives karam, "generosity, nobility". Platts's Urdu dictionary defines it as honoured, respected or revered, and noble, distinguished or illustrious, and notes its use in polite address, in the sense of "honoured sir". Name lists give the meaning as "honoured" or "respected", matching the dictionary. A well-known bearer was Mukarram Jah (1933–2023), the titular eighth Nizam of Hyderabad.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 1058 · entry mukarram (مکرم) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, Urdu dictionary, mukarram, p. 1058 · Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, karuma, karam, p. 2999 · Wikipedia, Mukarram Jah
Famous namesakes
- Mukarram Jah (1933–2023), titular eighth Nizam of Hyderabad
Spellings
Mukarram · Mukarrum · Mukaram