Scheherazade

Alternative forms

• Shahrazad
• Shahrzad (as a given name)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Scheherazade, from Russian Шехераза́да (Šexerazáda), from Persian شهرازاد‎ (Šahrâzâd), alternative form of شهرزاد‎ (Šahrzâd, literally “child of the city”), from شهر‎ (šahr, “city”) + زاد‎ (-zâd, “child of”).
Popularized by the fictional character below.

a depiction of Scheherazade and her younger sister Dunyazad

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʃəˌhɛɹəˈzɑːd(ə)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ʃəˈhɛɹəzɑd/
• Rhymes: -ɑːd, -ɑːdə

Proper noun

Scheherazade

1. A female given name.
2. A fictional character, th wife and storyteller of the king Shahryar in One Thousand and One Nights.

Alternative forms

• Scheherezade

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Шехераза́да (Šexerazáda), from Persian شهرازاد‎ (Šahrâzâd), alternative form of شهرزاد‎ (Šahrzâd, literally “child of the city”), from شهر‎ (šahr, “city”) + زاد‎ (-zâd, “child of”).
The noun is a reference to the fictional character.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃəˌheːʁaˈzaːdə/
• Rhymes: -aːdə
• Hyphenation: Sche‧he‧ra‧za‧de

Proper noun

Scheherazade f (genitive Scheherazade)

1. A female given name.
2. Scheherazade (fictional character)

Noun

Scheherazade f (genitive Scheherazade, plural Scheherazaden)

1. A female storyteller or narrator of fairy tales.

References

• Scheherazade in Duden online