Meaning of the Name Karamet

Karamet means “dignity”. It comes from Arabic. It is documented as a girl's name in Uyghur.

Karamet is a name of Arabic origin.
It is recorded for Uyghur.
3 syllables (counted from the spelling) and 7 letters.

What does Karamet mean?

“dignity”^[1,2]✓ Documented

Literally: كَرَامَة ‘dignity’

Literal meaning

Karamet (كارامەت) is a girl's name listed on Wiktionary as a given name in Uyghur. Wiktionary traces the name to Arabic كَرَامَة (‘dignity’). That word means “dignity”.^[1,3]

Karamet in Uyghur

What does Karamet mean in Uyghur?

In Uyghur the name is written كارامەت, Karamet (ULY transliteration) and karamet (ULY). Here it is glossed as “honour, fame; majesty; pride; miracle; gallantry”^[3]. It is recorded as a boy's name.^[1,3]

Where does the name Karamet come from?

Arabic, borrowing. The Dictionary of Uyghur Names gives the origin as Arabic.^[3]✓ Documented

Arabic, borrowing. Wiktionary traces the name to Arabic كَرَامَة (‘dignity’).^[1]✓ Documented

How do you pronounce Karamet?

In IPA: /kɑrɑmɛt/, as given in the cited dictionary entry.

Is Karamet a Uyghur name?

Yes. Karamet is documented as a given name in Uyghur. Etymologically it is not a native Turkic word: it comes from Arabic.

Karamet across Turkic languages

Karamet by language: spelling, gender, meaning and evidence label
Language	Spelling	Gender	Meaning in this language	Label
Uyghur	كارامەتArabic script	Boy	“honour, fame; majesty; pride; miracle; gallantry”	Documented^[1,3]

Similar spellings in different languages do not prove a shared origin: two languages can arrive at the same sound from different words. The origin section above states what the sources say.

Spelling variations of Karamet

Forms are shown as recorded, in their original script. Romanizations and rule-based conversions are labelled with their system and are not presented as attested spellings.

Recorded spellings of Karamet
Form	Language	Script	Type
كارامەت^[1,3]	Uyghur	Arabic script	Native spelling
Karamet^[3]	Uyghur	Latin	Romanization (ULY transliteration)
karamet^[1]	Uyghur	Latin	Romanization (ULY)

Variants and linked names

KarametxanGirl“honour, fame; majesty; pride; miracle; gallantry”

Sibling names for Karamet

Names recorded for the same language (Uyghur) that start with a different letter, so two children are not mixed up. Names that share a meaning theme or an element with Karamet rank first. Siblings do not have to match; these are only ideas.

PaxiriyeGirl
“worthy of pride”
same language (uyghur)
ZamanullaBoy
“era of the Shah (God)”
same language (uyghur)
TuremetBoy
“the name Tur with the epithet Ehmed”
same language (uyghur)
ÖktemniyazBoy
“Öktem with the suffix Niyaz”
same language (uyghur)
Qarimtu
“firm, solid”
same language (uyghur)
ChonghajiBoy
“the name Chong with the epithet Haji”
same language (uyghur)
ShawudunBoy
“star of the faith”
same language (uyghur)
Amini'ayGirl
“the name Emine with the epithet Ay”
same language (uyghur)

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Common questions about Karamet

What does the name Karamet mean?

Karamet means “dignity”. It comes from Arabic. It is documented as a girl's name in Uyghur.

Is Karamet a girl's or a boy's name?

Karamet is recorded as a girl's name.

Where does Karamet come from?

Karamet is of Arabic origin according to our origin records. Read the origin section above for the sources.

Which languages use Karamet?

Karamet is recorded for Uyghur. The table shows each language's spelling, gender and evidence label, and a language is listed only when our data records the name for it.

How many syllables does Karamet have?

Karamet has 3 syllables by our approximate count of vowel groups in the spelling, and 7 letters. Pronunciation can differ by language.

Sources

Numbers in the text point to these sources. The descriptions on this page are written by a fixed template filled only with the stored source facts; source texts are not copied.

Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “كارامەت”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 83050179. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: etymology states: Borrowed from Arabic كَرَامَة (karāma); classified as a female given name in the Uyghur section; IPA /kɑrɑmɛt/; listed as a female given name in the Uyghur section (+2 more)
Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “كرامة”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 89295448. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: Arabic كَرَامَة ‘dignity’
Uyghur Language. Dictionary of Uyghur Names. Uyghur Language (GitHub: uyghur-language/names), revision 075ed994f116b4b9e06c7d013b4fb880db679883. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: MIT License.
Supports: entry in the Dictionary of Uyghur Names; Uyghur gloss: شەرەپ، داڭ؛ ھەيۋەت؛ ئىپتىخار؛ مۆجىزە؛ مەردلىك; listed as a Uyghur given name (masculine); origin: Arabic (+2 more)

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