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شِهَاب
Shahab
shi-HAAB
“Shooting star, meteor.”
About Shahab
Shahab is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "shooting star, meteor" — an Arabic-Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ش-ه-ب meaning 'flame, blaze'. Refers to a shooting star.
Common in Persian and Arab families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Persian
Gender
Boy
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 Shahab is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Shahab
- What does the name Shahab mean?
- Shahab (شِهَاب) means "Shooting star, meteor". From the Arabic root ش-ه-ب meaning 'flame, blaze'. Refers to a shooting star.
- Is Shahab a name from the Qur'an?
- Shahab does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Shahab a boy or a girl name?
- Shahab is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Shahab come from?
- Shahab is an Arabic-Persian name, built on the root letters Sh-H-B. Common in Persian and Arab families.
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