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شَقَايِق
Shaghayegh
sha-ghaa-YEGH
“Anemone (red poppy).”
About Shaghayegh
Shaghayegh is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "anemone (red poppy)", a Persian-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Persian usage borrowed from Arabic 'shaqa'iq'. It refers to the red anemone or poppy that blooms across Iran in spring.
Origin & roots
Origin
Persian · Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Shaghayegh's consonants live comfortably in both.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Shaghayegh
- What does the name Shaghayegh mean?
- Shaghayegh (شَقَايِق) means "Anemone (red poppy)". Persian usage borrowed from Arabic 'shaqa'iq'. It refers to the red anemone or poppy that blooms across Iran in spring.
- Is Shaghayegh a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Shaghayegh is a Persian-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Shaghayegh a boy or a girl name?
- Shaghayegh is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Shaghayegh come from?
- Shaghayegh is a Persian-Arabic name, built on the root letters Sh-Q-Q.
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