A Name Story by Houdhoud
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' — 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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