Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Sharifah Name Meaning in Islam
Noble.
- Meaning
- Noble.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Urdu
- شریفہ
- Meaning in Urdu
- شریف
- Pronunciation
- sha-RI-fah
- Lucky number
- 1
Is Sharifah an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Sharifah is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Noble. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ش-ر-ف, variant of Sharīfa, from sh-r-f, to be noble. The noble woman of Prophetic descent (sharīfa).
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Shin radiant light, Ra mercy, Ya reaching, Fa opening, Ta completion.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Sharifah joins fire to earth, the will that decides with the patience that lasts. This is a name that asks its bearer to burn steadily rather than in bursts, and to plant what the fire has cleared. Running through the reading is Al-Shakur, the Appreciative, carried as a way of noticing and honouring small kindnesses, and beside it Al-Tawwab, the Relenting, adding the readiness to return and be returned to. A person named Sharifah tends to build things that outlast them.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Noble, the Malay/Malaysian spelling. Sharifah is the dominant form in Malaysia and among Malay diaspora globally (Singapore, Brunei, UK, Australia). The Sharifah prefix also indicates descent from the Prophet, a Sharifah woman is one who traces her lineage to the Prophet family.
How to Pronounce Sharifah
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Names sharing the ش Sheen influence
Like Sharifah, these names carry Sheen (ش) as the dominant letter of their Arabic spelling.
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Variants of this name
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Sharifah
What does the name Sharifah mean?
Behind the meaning sits each letter, each with a quality of its own. What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Sharifah? →
Is Sharifah mentioned in the Quran?
Quranic vocabulary lies behind a large share of Muslim names, Sharifah included where its root appears. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Sharifah mean in Urdu?
Centuries of Urdu writing carried the Arabic letter readings forward, and Sharifah carries them too. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Sharifah a good Islamic name?
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Is Sharifah a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Sharifah in Ilm ul Huroof?
In Ilm ul Huroof, the science of letters that Ibn Arabi worked within, every letter of Sharifah is a principle, not a phoneme. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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Is Sharifah a rare or common Muslim name?
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