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[Facts] Sherief
Hi. I have a friend (male) who is from Wales and very proud of his Welsh heritage and all of that. His name is Sherief (could be two "Rs" I don't remember). I thought the name was odd for him because it reminded me of Sharif (which is Arabic), and my friend doesn't have any Arabic/Muslim heritage (at least none that he's told me!). Sherief isn't on the btn database, so I was wondering if any of you here know. By the way, I've seen from other British names that ones containing "sher" have something to do with "bright" or "light," so I wonder if I'm misled to believe there might be a connexion. Thanks!
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Have you asked him why his parents chose the name? Just because he is proud of his Welsh heritage doesn't mean that his Welsh parents couldn't have chosen an Arabic name for him for reasons of their own. :)
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