Quick answer
Shirin is a girl name meaning "sweet".
Pronunciation: Persian /ʃiː.ˈɾiːn/.
Meaning and history
The name means "sweet" in Persian. This was the name of the Christian wife of the 7th-century Sasanian emperor Khosrow II. Tales about her appear in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh, as well as Khosrow and Shirin by the 12th-century poet Nizami Ganjavi.
Notes and context
Usage: persian, uzbek, tajik, kyrgyz | Persian: شیرین; Uzbek: Ширин