At a Glance
- Meaning
- Named after the Islamic observance on the 10th of Muharram, a day of fasting and religious commemoration
- Origin
- Arabic (Islamic calendar)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- ah-SHOO-rah
Ashura is an Arabic (Islamic calendar) girl's name meaning “named after the Islamic observance on the 10th of Muharram, a day of fasting and religious commemoration”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.
Meaning & Origin of Ashura
Meaning: Named after the Islamic observance on the 10th of Muharram, a day of fasting and religious commemoration.
Origin: Arabic (Islamic calendar).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Ashura
ah-SHOO-rahIPA /ɑːˈʃuːrə/
Popularity of Ashura
Ashura doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Ashura
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