Sheherazade

Persian

"noble lineage"

Sheherazade Origin and Meaning

The name Sheherazade is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "noble lineage".

The tale-spinning heroine of The Thousand and One Nights, Sheherazade is an extravagantly elaborate name for a little girl. Too extravagantly elaborate? It's lovely and beguiling, and with the rise of such evocative monikers as Persephone and Ophelia, Sheherazade may have a chance in the modern baby name world. Another accepted spelling is Scheherazade. While the origin of this name is Persian, there are also modern Arabic forms of the name.

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Famous People Named Sheherazade

• Sheherazade Ventura Bentley Goldsmith British environmentalist, author, columnist and jeweller
• Sheherezade Alam Pakistani ceramist
• Shéhérazade Semsar de Boisséson French,Iranian journalist and publisher

The name Sheherazade in Pop Culture

• "Shérazade" (1982) novel by Leïla Sebbar