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شَاهِين
Shaheen
shaa-HEEN
“Royal falcon.”
About Shaheen
Shaheen is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "royal falcon" — a Persian-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Persian for a peregrine or royal falcon, used widely as a name across Persian, Urdu, and Arab families.
Common in Persian, Urdu, and Levantine families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Persian · Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Shahin
Root letters
Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Shaheen's consonants live comfortably in both.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Shaheen
- What does the name Shaheen mean?
- Shaheen (شَاهِين) means "Royal falcon". Persian for a peregrine or royal falcon, used widely as a name across Persian, Urdu, and Arab families.
- Is Shaheen a name from the Qur'an?
- Shaheen does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Persian-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Shaheen a boy or a girl name?
- Shaheen is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Shaheen come from?
- Shaheen is a Persian-Arabic name, built on the root letters —. Common in Persian, Urdu, and Levantine families.
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