Shahrzad

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  • Persian
Variant transcription of SHAHRAZAD.

SHAHRAZAD   female   Persian (Rare), Arabic
Means "free city" from the Persian elements شهر (shahr) "city" and آزاد (azad) "free". This is the name of the fictional storyteller in 'The 1001 Nights'. She tells a story to her husband the king every night for 1001 nights in order to delay her execution.
EQUIVALENTS
ARABIC: Shahrazad, Shahrizad
LITERATURE: Scheherazade, Sheherazade
PERSIAN: Shahrazad
TURKISH: Şehrazad, Şehrazat