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Shahrazade

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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

Alternate Spellings

Graceful and timeless, the name Shahrazade 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.

While popular in Persian regions, Shahrazade has a modern appeal that transcends borders. It is an excellent choice for a modern Muslim family honoring tradition.

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

Reference Profile

Etymology

From the Persian ุดู‡ุฑุฒุงุฏ (Shahrzad), the storyteller queen of the One Thousand and One Nights.

Notable Historical Usage

A spelling of Shahrazad, the narrator of the Thousand and One Nights, whose thousand nights of stories became one of the most influential frames in world literature.

Cultural / Regional Usage

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