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Shaherazad

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Meaning

City deliverer

Linguistic Origin

Persian

Islamic Classification

General Muslim usage

Regional Usage

Worldwide Muslim usage

Global Spellings

Arabic ุดู‡ุฑุฒุงุฏ
Graceful and timeless, the name Shaherazad is a beautiful choice for a baby girl. The name holds the profound meaning of 'City deliverer', reflecting qualities that parents often wish to bestow upon their child.

Pronounced as Shaherazad, it has a rhythmic flow that makes it memorable and distinct. It is an excellent choice for a modern Muslim family honoring tradition.

Shaherazad, like Shahrazad, is the Persian name of Scheherazade, the storyteller of "One Thousand and One Nights."

Reference Profile

Etymology

From the Persian ุดู‡ุฑุฒุงุฏ (Shahrzad), 'of noble city-lineage' - the storyteller queen of the One Thousand and One Nights.

Notable Historical Usage

Shahrzad is the storyteller of the Thousand and One Nights, whose nightly tales suspend the king's sentence.

Cultural / Regional Usage

Used across the Muslim world, particularly as a girl's name.