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أَشْرَف
Ashraf
ASH-raf
“Most noble, most honourable.”
About Ashraf
Ashraf is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "most noble, most honourable" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ش-ر-ف meaning 'nobility, honour'. The superlative form of sharif: the most noble.
Common in Egypt, the Levant, and South Asia; Achraf in the Maghreb.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Achraf, Ashraaf
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Ashraf is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Ashraf
- What does the name Ashraf mean?
- Ashraf (أَشْرَف) means "Most noble, most honourable". From the Arabic root ش-ر-ف meaning 'nobility, honour'. The superlative form of sharif: the most noble.
- Is Ashraf a name from the Qur'an?
- Ashraf does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Ashraf a boy or a girl name?
- Ashraf is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Ashraf come from?
- Ashraf is an Arabic name, built on the root letters SH-R-F. Common in Egypt, the Levant, and South Asia; Achraf in the Maghreb.
- How is Ashraf spelled?
- Ashraf is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (أَشْرَف) is also written Achraf and Ashraaf. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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