Scheherazade
shuh-HAIR-uh-zahd
Letters
12
Syllables
4
Origin
Persian
Total Births
48
Peak Year
#8 in 1968
First Recorded
1948
Style
Sophisticated & Formal, Earthy & Bohemian
Spelling
Tricky to spell
What It Means
From Persian شهرزاد (Šahrzād) meaning 'noble origin' or 'from the city.'
Numerology
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Famous Namesakes
Scheherazade
Narrator of One Thousand and One Nights
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