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Names from the Arabic root sh-r-f

10 names in 4 word forms: 5 boys, 5 girls, 0 unisex. The word form with the most spellings: شريف (4 spellings). No name in this family is in a JPN top-10 table.

شرف sh-r-f honour, nobility, height
Names
10
Word forms
4
Boy
5
Girl
5

The root’s family tree

ش ر ف sh-r-f · honour, nobility, height
Each branch is one Arabic word built on this root; the Latin spellings written with that word are listed beside it.

Every name from the root sh-r-f

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below.

Boys and girls

Boy: 5 Girl: 5

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ش ر ف · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
  2. Wiktionary: أشرف · en.wiktionary.org · root of Asyraf
  3. Wiktionary: شريف · en.wiktionary.org · root of Sharif, Sarip, Shariful and Sheriff
  4. Wiktionary: شريفة · en.wiktionary.org · root of Saripah, Serieffa, Shariffah and Sharifa
  5. Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Names (arabiclexicon.hawramani.com): مُشَرَّفَة · arabiclexicon.hawramani.com · root of Musrifah

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Frequently asked questions

What does the root sh-r-f mean?

The root ش ر ف (sh-r-f) relates to honour, nobility, height, according to Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ش ر ف. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.

Which names come from the root sh-r-f?

Asyraf, Sharif, Sarip, Saripah, Serieffa, Shariffah, Shariful, Sheriff, Musrifah and Sharifa.

What does شريف mean?

شريف means “noble”, according to Wiktionary: شريف. In this reference it is spelled Sharif, Sarip, Shariful and Sheriff.

How many Arabic word forms are in the sh-r-f family?

4 word forms: أشرف (Asyraf); شريف (Sharif, Sarip, Shariful, Sheriff); شريفة (Saripah, Serieffa, Shariffah, Sharifa); مشرفة (Musrifah).