Save Gender Masculine Usage Arabic (Maghrebi), Western African Scripts شريف (Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /ʃa.ˈriːf/ (Arabic) /ʃe.ʁif/ (French) [key ·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Alternate transcription of Arabic شريف (see Sharif) chiefly used in French-influenced North and West Africa. Related NamesFamily Tree ·Details Rootsharufa VariantsShareef, Sharif, Sherif (Arabic) Feminine FormsSharifa, Sharifah (Arabic) Cherifa (Arabic (Maghrebi)) Other Languages & CulturesSharif (Malay) Sharif (Pashto) Sharif (Persian) Sharif (Tajik) Şerif (Turkish) Sharif (Urdu) Sharif (Uzbek) PopularityDetails Last ranked #478 in 1983 France Categories greatness isograms nobility Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Entry added December 23, 2025