Sharif

Gender Masculine
Scripts شريف (Arabic, Pashto) شریف (Urdu, Persian) Pron. /ʃa.ˈriːf/ (Arabic) /ʃə.ˈriːf/ (Urdu) /ʃæ.ˈɾiːf/ (Persian) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "noble, eminent" in Arabic, a derivative of شرف (sharufa) meaning "to be noble, to be illustrious" [1] [2] . This was a title used by the descendants of Muhammad.

Related Names

Rootsharufa
VariantsShareef, Sherif (Arabic) Cherif (Arabic (Maghrebi))
Feminine FormsSharifa, Sharifah (Arabic) Cherifa (Arabic (Maghrebi)) Sharifah (Malay)
Other Languages & CulturesŞerif (Turkish) Cherif (Western African)
Surname DescendantsSharipov, Sharipova (Tajik) Sharipov, Sharipova (Uzbek)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic mature formal upper class strong refined strange serious
  1. Ahmed, Salahuddin. A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New York University, 1999, page 199.
  2. Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 545.

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