First Adhān

Sharaf

شَرَف

Say it SHA-raf

Honour, high standing

At a glance

Gender
Boy
Arabic root
sh-r-f
Origin
Arabic
Also spelled
Sharaf, Sharif

Meaning & source

Honour, high standing: “sharaf is standing through one’s forefathers”.

  • شرف: الشَّرَفُ: الحَسَبُ بِالْآبَاءِ، شَرُفَ يَشْرُفُ شَرَفاً وشُرْفَةً وشَرْفَةً وشَرَافَةً، فَهُوَ شَرِيفٌ، وَالْجَمْعُ أَشْرافٌ

    Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root sh-r-f (vol. 9, p. 169)

Who carried this name

We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.

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