At a Glance
- Meaning
- Of noble lineage, or child of the city (two competing derivations)
- Origin
- Persian
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- shuh-HAIR-uh-zahd
Scheherazade is a Persian girl's name meaning “of noble lineage, or child of the city (two competing derivations)”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Scheherazade
Meaning: Of noble lineage, or child of the city (two competing derivations).
Origin: Persian.
A common claim: city-born / daughter of the city Actually: Often stated simply as 'city-born,' but this is only one of two competing scholarly Persian derivations on record -- the other being 'of noble lineage' (from lineage + 'noble/free') -- so it shouldn't be treated as the settled meaning.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Scheherazade
shuh-HAIR-uh-zahdIPA /ʃəˌhɛərəˈzɑːd/
Popularity of Scheherazade
Scheherazade doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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