Meanings
alternative Scheherezade · alternative Shahrazad · alternative Shahrzad · alternative Sheherazade
- A female given name from Persian.
- A fictional character, the wife and storyteller of the king Shahryar in One Thousand and One Nights.
Origin
- Middle Persian*čihrāzād
- Arabicشَهْرْزَاد
- Classical Persianشَهْرَازَاد
- RussianШехераза́да
- GermanScheherazade
- EnglishScheherazade
Borrowed from German Scheherazade, from Russian Шехераза́да (Šexerazáda), from Classical Persian شَهْرَازَاد (šahrāzād), alternative form of شَهْرْزَاد (šahrzād); either a reborrowing from Arabic شَهْرْزَاد (šahrzād) from Middle Persian *čihrāzād, equivalent to New Persian چهر (čihr /čehr, “lineage”) + آزاد (āzād /âzâd, “noble”), or a compound of شهر (šahr, “city”) + زاد (zād /zâd, “child of”), in which case there was likely no reborrowing through Arabic involved. Given name popularized by the fictional character below.
More words from German, Russian, Classical Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic شَهْرَزَاد, شَهْرَزَاد
- شَهْرَزَاد (šahrazād)female given name
- شَهْرَزَاد (šahrazād)fictional storyteller
Basque Xerezade
- Xerezadefemale given name
Bulgarian Шехереза́да, Шахраза́да
- Шехереза́да (Šeherezáda)female given name
- Шахраза́да (Šahrazáda)female given name
Catalan Xahrazad
- Xahrazadfemale given name
Chinese Mandarin 謝赫拉莎德 /谢赫拉莎德, 舍赫拉查德
- 謝赫拉莎德 /谢赫拉莎德 (Xièhèlāshādé)female given name
- 舍赫拉查德 (Shèhèlāchádé)female given name
Czech Šeherezáda, Šahrazád
- Šeherezádafictional storyteller
- Šahrazádfictional storyteller
Dutch Sjeherazade, Scheherazade
- Sjeherazadefemale given name
- Scheherazadefemale given name
- Sheherazadefemale given name
- Sherazadefemale given name
Esperanto Ŝehrazad
- Ŝehrazadfemale given name
Finnish Šeherazade, Šeherazade
- Šeherazadefemale given name
- Šeherazadefictional storyteller
French Shéhérazade, Schéhérazade
- Shéhérazadefemale given name
- Schéhérazadefemale given name
- Shéhérazadefictional storyteller
German Scheherazade, Scheherezade
- Scheherazadefemale given name
- Scheherezadefemale given name
- Scheherazadefictional storyteller
Greek Σεχραζάντ
- Σεχραζάντ (Sechrazánt)female given name
Hebrew שחרזאדה, שהראזאד
- שחרזאדהfemale given name
- שהראזאדfemale given name
Hindi शहरज़ाद
- शहरज़ाद (śaharzād)female given name
Hungarian Seherezádé
- Seherezádéfemale given name
Indonesian Scheherezade, Sheherazade
- Scheherezadefemale given name
- Sheherazadefemale given name
- Shahrazadfemale given name
Italian Sharazād, Shahrazād
- Sharazādfemale given name
- Shahrazādfemale given name
- Sherazadfemale given name
Japanese シェヘラザード
- シェヘラザード (Sheherazādo)female given name
Korean 셰에라자드, 세헤라자데
- 셰에라자드 (Syeerajadeu)female given name
- 세헤라자데 (Seherajade)female given name
- 셰에라자드 (Syeerajadeu)fictional storyteller
Malay Scheherazad, Shahrazada
- Scheherazadfemale given name
- Shahrazadafemale given name
Norwegian Bokmål Sjeherasad
- Sjeherasadfemale given name
Polish Szeherezada, Szeherezada
- Szeherezadafemale given name
- Szeherezadafictional storyteller
Portuguese Xerazade, Sherazade
- Xerazadefemale given name
- Sherazadefemale given name
- Sheherazadefemale given name
Punjabi ਸ਼ਹਿਰਜ਼ਾਦ, ਸ਼ਹਰਜ਼ਾਦ
- ਸ਼ਹਿਰਜ਼ਾਦ (śahirzād)female given name
- ਸ਼ਹਰਜ਼ਾਦ (śahrazād)female given name
Romanian Șeherezada
- Șeherezadafemale given name
Russian Шехереза́да, Шахереза́да
- Шехереза́да (Šexerezáda)female given name
- Шахереза́да (Šaxerezáda)female given name
- Шихираза́да (Šixirazáda)female given name
- Шахраза́да (Šaxrazáda)female given name
- Шехераза́да (Šexerazáda)female given name
Spanish Scheherezade, Scheherezada
- Scheherezadefemale given name
- Scheherezadafemale given name
- Sherezadefemale given name
- Sherazadefemale given name
Tagalog Sharazad, Shahrazad
- Sharazadfemale given name
- Shahrazadfemale given name
Turkish Şehrazat
- Şehrazatfemale given name
Ukrainian Шаграза́да, Шехереза́да
- Шаграза́да (Šahrazáda)female given name
- Шехереза́да (Šexerezáda)female given name
Urdu شَہْر زاد, شَہْرْزاد
- شَہْر زاد (śahr zād)female given name
- شَہْرْزاد (śahrzād)female given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Scheherazade
Cite this entry
Scheherazade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scheherazade
“Scheherazade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scheherazade. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scheherazade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scheherazade.
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