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سُهرَاب
Sohrab
soh-RAAB
“Illustrious, shining.”
About Sohrab
Sohrab is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "illustrious, shining" — a Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Persian, the son of Rostam in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. A long-standing Persian masculine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Persian
Gender
Boy
Root letters
Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Sohrab's consonants live comfortably in both.
Across history
Who has carried Sohrab before.
- Sohrab Sepehri (1928–1980), Iranian poet and painter
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Sohrab
- What does the name Sohrab mean?
- Sohrab (سُهرَاب) means "Illustrious, shining". Persian, the son of Rostam in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. A long-standing Persian masculine name.
- Is Sohrab a name from the Qur'an?
- Sohrab does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Sohrab a boy or a girl name?
- Sohrab is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Sohrab come from?
- Sohrab is a Persian name, built on the root letters —.
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