boy name · Source-indexed record
Siyam
صيام
Siyam is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means fasting (to refrain from eating for a period of time), which is a practice followed by Muslims throughout the month of Ramadan. The word Siyam is used nine times in the Quran.
- Arabic spelling
- صيام
- Pronunciation
- SEE-yahmAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- QuranicSource-stated
- Gender
- boy
- First letter
- S
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Siyam
Siyam is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a male name. The source records its meaning as “Siyam is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means fasting (to refrain from eating for a period of time), which is a practice followed by Muslims throughout the month of Ramadan. The word Siyam is used nine times in the Quran.”. Its origin label is stated directly in the source text. Its reader-friendly phonetic spelling is generated deterministically from the published transliteration and should be reviewed for names with complex or region-specific pronunciation.
Meaning and Arabic spelling are sourced from the Muslim Names Dataset or, where provided, the record-specific provenance URL. Origin labels are source-stated where available or transparently inferred from the published script or etymological signal. Phonetic respellings are generated reading guides, not native-speaker recordings. See Sources & methodology for data limitations.