Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts شرف(Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "to be noble, to be illustrious" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Given Name DescendantsAshraf, Shareef, Sharif, Sharifa, Sharifah, Sherif(Arabic) Sharif, Sharifah(Malay) Sharif(Pashto) Sharif(Persian) Sharif(Tajik) Şerif, Şerife(Turkish) Sharif(Urdu) Sharif(Uzbek) Surname DescendantsSharipov, Sharipova(Tajik) Sharipov, Sharipova(Uzbek) Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 545.