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.

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

Sheherazade in Pop Culture

  • "Shérazade" (1982)
    novel by Leïla Sebbar