- sharifA traditional Arab tribal title for one who serves as the protector of the tribe and all tribal assets.
- shareefmeek, gentle, gentlemanly, upstanding, innocent
- Shariff AguakA municipality of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines.
- shereefA member of an Arab princely family descended from Muhammad through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima, the "Grand Shereef" being the governor of Mecca.