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GirlPronounced Persian /ʃæhɾ.ˈzɒːd/; Arabic /ʃah.ra.ˈzaːd/

Shahrazad

A name meaning "noble lineage; child of the city".

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Shahrazad is a girl name meaning "noble lineage; child of the city".

Pronunciation: Persian /ʃæhɾ.ˈzɒːd/; Arabic /ʃah.ra.ˈzaːd/.

GenderGirl
Meaningnoble lineage; child of the city
PronunciationPersian /ʃæhɾ.ˈzɒːd/; Arabic /ʃah.ra.ˈzaːd/

Meaning and history

Possibly means "noble lineage" from Persian چهر (chehr) meaning "lineage, origin" and آزاد (āzād) meaning "free, noble". Alternatively, it might mean "child of the city" from شهر (shahr) meaning "city, land" combined with the suffix زاد (zād) meaning "child of". This is the name of the fictional storyteller in The 1001 Nights. She tells a story to her husband the king every night for 1001 nights in order to delay her execution.

Notes and context

Usage: persian, arabic | Persian: شهرزاد