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شَهَد
Shahad
SHA-had
“Honey.”
About Shahad
Shahad is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "honey" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Variant of Shahd.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
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 Shahad is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Shahad
- What does the name Shahad mean?
- Shahad (شَهَد) means "Honey". Variant of Shahd.
- Is Shahad a name from the Qur'an?
- Shahad 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 Shahad a boy or a girl name?
- Shahad is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Shahad come from?
- Shahad is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Sh-H-D.
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