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شَرِيف
Sharif
sha-REEF
“Noble, honorable.”
About Sharif
Sharif is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "noble, honorable" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ش-ر-ف. Title traditionally given to descendants of the Prophet ﷺ.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Shareef
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 Sharif is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Sharif
- What does the name Sharif mean?
- Sharif (شَرِيف) means "Noble, honorable". From the Arabic root ش-ر-ف. Title traditionally given to descendants of the Prophet ﷺ.
- Is Sharif a name from the Qur'an?
- Sharif 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 Sharif a boy or a girl name?
- Sharif is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Sharif come from?
- Sharif is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Sh-R-F.
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