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[ 2 syll. (s)hi-rin, sh-ir-in ] The girl name Shirin is pronounced SHIHRahN †. Shirin's language of origin is Old Persian, and it is predominantly used in Indian, Iranian, and Turkish. Derived literally from the element shirin which is of the meaning 'charming, pleasant'. The name was borne by the beautiful wife of the Persian king Khosrau II; she appeared in the ancient collection of stories 'One Thousand and One Nights' on the 390th night. Variations of the name include the English Schirin, the French and Iranian Shereen, the Iranian Sherien, the English Sherin, the Iranian Shireen, and the English Shyrin. Shirin is an uncommon baby name for girls. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Shirin include the English Schirin, the English Saran, the English Sareen, the English Sarene, the name Sereen, the German Sereina, the name Seren, the English Serene, the English Sharen, the name Sharene, the name Sharenne, the name Sharin, the English Sharine, the English Sharma, the English Sharmae, the English Sharmain, the English Sharmaine, the English Sharman, the English Sharmane, and the English Sharmeen. A famous person named Shirin is Lawyer, Shirin Ebadi, born 21 June 1947, Hamedan, Iran.
† English pronunciation for Shirin: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
