First Adhān

Sharīf

شَرِيف

Say it sha-REEF

Noble, honourable

At a glance

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

Meaning & source

Noble, honourable: 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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