Girl name
Şehrazat name meaning
“of noble lineage; nobly born”
Şehrazat means “of noble lineage” or “nobly born” and is used as a girls’ name in Türkiye. It is a Turkish form of Persian Shahrāzād, containing āzād, associated with freedom and nobility. Scheherazade, the storyteller of the Arabian Nights, supplies its distinctive literary association.
What does Şehrazat mean?
Of noble lineage; nobly born
In Turkish: soylu soydan gelen; soylu doğmuş
Şehrazat has a strong literary association with the storyteller of the Thousand and One Nights. Her succession of interconnected nightly tales gives the name associations with storytelling, imagination, and verbal art. Şehrazad and Şehrazat are different Turkish spellings of the same literary name.
Origin of the name Şehrazat
Şehrazat is a Turkish form of Persian Shahrāzād. It is generally traced to an older element referring to noble lineage and āzād, meaning free or noble, although its historical analysis is not entirely certain.
How to pronounce Şehrazat
| Syllables | 3 · 8 letters · 8-letter girl names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /ʃehɾazat/ |
Is Şehrazat a girl’s name?
Yes, Şehrazat is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.
Şehrazat does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 2 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Names with related meanings
Famous people named Şehrazat
- Şehrazat · b. 1952
- Şehrazat Karagöz
FAQ about the name Şehrazat
What is the meaning of Şehrazat?
Şehrazat means “of noble lineage; nobly born”. Şehrazat is a Turkish form of Persian Shahrāzād. It is generally traced to an older element referring to noble lineage and āzād, meaning free or noble, although its historical analysis is not entirely certain.
Is Şehrazat a girl’s name?
Yes, Şehrazat is used mostly as a girl’s name.
Is Şehrazat in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Şehrazat nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Şehrazat?
Şehrazat is of Persian origin.
How many syllables does Şehrazat have?
Şehrazat has 3 syllables and 8 letters.
How popular is the name Şehrazat?
Şehrazat does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 2 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Famous people named Şehrazat?
Notable people named Şehrazat include Şehrazat, Şehrazat Karagöz.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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