Scheherazade.
a female given name
Meaning & usage
a female given name
Scheherazade (fictional character)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Russian Шехераза́да (Šexerazáda), from Persian شهرازاد (šahrâzâd), alternative form of شهرزاد (šahrzâd, literally “child of the city”), from شهر (šahr, “city”) + ـزاد (-zâd, “child of”). The noun is a reference to the fictional character.
a female storyteller or narrator of fairy tales
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Russian Шехераза́да (Šexerazáda), from Persian شهرازاد (šahrâzâd), alternative form of شهرزاد (šahrzâd, literally “child of the city”), from شهر (šahr, “city”) + ـزاد (-zâd, “child of”). The noun is a reference to the fictional character.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.