Boy name
Şerefettin name meaning
“honor of the faith”
Şerefettin means “honor of the faith.” Used for boys in Türkiye, it is a Turkish form of an Arabic compound joining sharaf, meaning honor, with al-dīn, meaning the faith. A historical association is the physician Şerefeddin Sabuncuoğlu, whose name represents a related spelling of the same compound.
What does Şerefettin mean?
Honor of the faith
In Turkish: dinin şerefi, dinin onuru
Şerefettin belongs to a historical family of names and honorifics formed with al-Din. Şerafettin and Şerefüddin are related spellings of the same construction. Its emphasis on honor remains recognizable through Turkish şeref, while the second component gives the complete name its explicit religious meaning.
The final sound in has no single shared meaning across these names. Emin, Şahin and Engin must be understood as whole names, not through their last letters alone. More boy names ending in -in →
Origin of the name Şerefettin
Şerefettin is a Turkish form of Arabic Sharaf al-Din. Its components mean honor and the faith, giving the compound the sense 'honor of the faith'.
Names are shared across communities. Where a name is common says nothing certain about any one person’s background, faith or origin.
How to pronounce Şerefettin
| Syllables | 4 · 10 letters · 10-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /ʃeɾefettin/ |
| Arabic | شرف الدين |
Is Şerefettin a boy’s name?
Yes, Şerefettin is used mostly as a boy’s name. See all boy names.
Şerefettin does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Şerefettin
Names with related meanings
- İlyas♂My God is Yahweh
- Selahattin♂Righteousness of the faith
- Nurettin♂Light of the faith or religion
- İslam♂Submission to God
- Baver♂Belief, faith, trust
- Resul♂Messenger
- Cihat♂Striving, struggle
- Necmettin♂Star of the faith
- Hanifi♂Associated with hanif belief and religious uprightness
- Fahrettin♂The pride or glory of the faith
- Muhittin♂Reviver of the faith
- Bahattin♂Beauty and splendor of the faith
Famous people named Şerefettin
- Şerefettin Canda · b. 1944
FAQ about the name Şerefettin
What is the meaning of Şerefettin?
Şerefettin means “honor of the faith”. Şerefettin is a Turkish form of Arabic Sharaf al-Din. Its components mean honor and the faith, giving the compound the sense 'honor of the faith'.
Is Şerefettin a boy’s name?
Yes, Şerefettin is used mostly as a boy’s name.
Is Şerefettin in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Şerefettin nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Şerefettin?
Şerefettin is of Arabic origin.
How many syllables does Şerefettin have?
Şerefettin has 4 syllables and 10 letters.
How popular is the name Şerefettin?
Şerefettin does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Famous people named Şerefettin?
Notable people named Şerefettin include Şerefettin Canda.
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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