Can “Haram” be used as a name?
the pronounciation is not haraam…as in the opposite of halal.
But Harram as in Masjid Al Harram.
I know that the Masjid is a the holiest place on earth… but what exactly does the work “haram” mean?
i’ve heard it means the “forbidden”…
any feedback…?
Re: “Haram” as a baby name…??
I don’t know, but that name will definitely be butchered. It’ll either be pronounced as “harem” as in a harem of girls, or as haraam (opposite of halal). Haram means sanctuary according to wikipedia.
Re: "Haram" as a baby name...??
^It'll be butchered especially if you're living in a country where the dominant culture will struggle with pronouncing it....and those of your culture/religion that DO know better......may refer to him as "haram" which has a negative meaning.
Perhaps if you spell it has Hurem or Hurum....it might make a difference. You can spell it in a way that would match up phonetically according to English.
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I agree with redvelvet that you can change the spell...harum??
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they may think you are naming him after hiram abiff
and then you will be in big trouble :)
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errr i think it means the forbidden but i am not sure. We were thinking of the name Tahreem for our daughter which we thought means hurmat wali/izzat wali. BUt when we asked the sheikh, he said, in arabic it means the forbidden, which obviously isnt a good meaning. So please double check with a scholar. Its a child's right to be given a good, meaningful name.
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haram?! it will still be pronouced haraam! poor kid will be tortured at school i reckon! you could try changing the spelling of the names.
but then again, there are simply so many beautiful names to choose from.
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haram from harram shareef... doenst it means *Muu-qad-das??? *
u got to be carefull when u r naming your baby .... surely it sounds great but ONLY when it is pronounced correctly ....u need to see who are the poeple around u and ur baby and then choose the name accordingly
there are certain names that once the kid has grown up, will probly end up jumping over a cliff, due to the extent of bullying that could happen....names such as haram, ( however spelt) is A BIG NO NO...it doesnt matter how great and relgious it is, the fact that you know ur kid will go thru hell, why do it....why do it i ask...i dnt get the fascination with people trying out new and fancynames...in the end its just gna end up with taunts and misspronuinciation...
I agree with rest of the posters the name will be butchered.
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just because something has an arabic name it doesnt mean we have to name our children after it. Why stop at harram? Mecca, Madina, Zam zam, lol we should name our kids with names with strong meanings or after prominent people in islam, not objects, places of worship, etc because those places and things have their own status...a person can't take the status of 'Harram' for example so it just be avoided...
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^ totally agree.
why would you even do that? poor child.
Please. . . Don't.
Haram and haraam come from the same root in Arabic: h-r-m. The difference is that Haram al Sharif has short vowels while haraam has a long second vowel. The exact translation for haram is 'Sanctuary'. Mess with the vowel sounds, and not only will you be mis-pronouncing it, you'll also be changing the meaning most likely. For example, if you say 'hurum' it sounds like the word most Gulfies use for 'women.'
Anyhow, not a good candidate for a name IMHO.
Actually I know if multiple people named Zamzam (one is Pakistani). It’s kind of cute. 
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For the love of God...please don't ever name your kid that!!!!
just because something has an arabic name it doesnt mean we have to name our children after it. Why stop at harram? Mecca, Madina, Zam zam, lol we should name our kids with names with strong meanings or after prominent people in islam, not objects, places of worship, etc because those places and things have their own status...a person can't take the status of 'Harram' for example so it just be avoided...
My brother's other half wants to call their first child Medina :D
Agree with everyone about 'haram' being butchered, wouldn't be fair on the kid..