Meaning & History
Arabic word meaning "to be noble, to be illustrious" [1] .
Related Items
Given Name DescendantsAshraf, Shareef, Sharif, Sharifa, Sharifah, Sherif (Arabic) Cherif, Cherifa (Arabic (Maghrebi)) Ashraf (Bengali) Ashraf, Sharif, Sharifah (Malay) Sharif (Pashto) Ashraf, Sharif (Persian) Sharif (Tajik) Eşref, Şerif, Şerife (Turkish) Ashraf, Sharif (Urdu) Sharif (Uzbek) Cherif (Western African)
Sources & References
- Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 545.
Entry updated May 26, 2026