MuslimName

مُرَّة

Murrah

مرہ
Say it: MUR-rah · /ˈmur.ra/
Boy nameArabicFrom Hadith / SahabaScholars differ
Meaning

“Bitter”

کڑوا

Scholars differ on this name

Murrah means 'bitter'. Dawat-e-Islami calls it makruh as a bad name, and Egypt's Dar al-Ifta lists it among the ugliest names, although Sahabah and an ancestor of the Prophet ﷺ carried it.

مُرّہ کا مطلب 'کڑوا' ہے۔ دعوتِ اسلامی اسے برا نام کہہ کر مکروہ قرار دیتی ہے اور مصر کا دار الافتاء اسے برے ناموں میں شمار کرتا ہے، اگرچہ بعض صحابہ اور نبی ﷺ کے ایک جد کا یہ نام تھا۔

What scholars say side by side

Barelvi

بریلوی
Dawat-e-Islami
Disliked (makruh)

Means bitter; also a name of Shaitan; called a bad name.

Dawat-e-Islami, Al-Madinatul Ilmiyah, "Naam Rakhnay Kay Ahkam" (Maktaba-tul-Madina), p.42
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Arab & international fatwa bodies

عرب و بین الاقوامی دار الافتاء
Egypt Dar al-Ifta
Disliked (makruh)

Bitter meaning; named among the ugliest names.

Egypt Dar al-Ifta Fatwa 18133 (Arabic)
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What the references say

  • Jamia Banuri Town names listSahaba Open →
  • Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah (Ibn Hajar)Sahabi, Sahabi (companionship disputed), Tabi'i, Contemporary of the Tabi'een (Taqrib tabaqah 6), Hadith narrator (no Taqrib tabaqah) - e.g. مرة بن الحباب البلوي Open →
  • Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Namesbitter Open →
  • Quranic Arabic Corpusexact lemma: مَرَّة (Noun, 19x) Open →
  • Qabas Arabic lexiconroot م ر ر; gender Girl; type اسم; Same letters - vowels differ or not given, may be another word; word is grammatically feminine, we say Boy

Questions about Murrah

What does Murrah mean?

Murrah means “Bitter”. In Urdu: کڑوا.

Is Murrah a boy or girl name?

Murrah is a boy's name.

What is the origin of Murrah?

Murrah is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is م ر ر.

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