Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Malay Scripts أشرف (Arabic) اشرف (Persian, Urdu) Pron. /ˈʔaʃ.raf/ (Arabic) [key ·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Means "nobler, more illustrious" in Arabic (a superlative form of Sharif). As a Persian name it is typically feminine. Related NamesFamily Tree ·Details Rootsharufa Other Languages & CulturesEşref (Turkish) User SubmissionÄshräf PopularityDetails Last ranked #999 in 2004 England & Wales Categories greatness nobility Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Entry updated December 23, 2025