Malay Names · Boy
Sheriff name meaning
“noble; honoured”
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptشريف
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Sheriff
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Sheriff is a boy's name from Arabic Sharif, meaning 'noble' or 'honoured'.
What does Sheriff mean?
About the name Sheriff
Sheriff is an English-style spelling of the Arabic name Sharif (شريف), meaning noble or honoured, and also used for people of noble lineage. Sherif is a common variant.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ش ر ف · sh-r-f |
| Syllables | She-riff |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with S |
| Arabic script | شريف |
|---|
Compound names with Sheriff
Sources
- Wiktionary: شريف · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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