'Ashraf
' (
Arabic: أشرف) is an
Arabic name meaning 'most honorable one' or 'very noble'. It is used by many Arabs and non-Arabs regardless of their religious affiliation, both Christians and Muslims alike. In French-speaking contexts the transliteration is Achraf.
The name is not to be confused with the word ashrāf (أشراف, with a long second ā) which is the plural of the word
sharīf, denoting the descendants of the Islamic prophet
Muhammad. Although both words share the same
root, ashrāf (
lit.'nobles' or 'highborns') is not normally used as a proper name. Its singular sharīf (also 'Shareef', 'Sherif', etc.), on the other hand,
is used as a proper name.
People
Historical
Al-Ashraf Khalil (c.1262–1293), Bahrid sultan of Egypt from 1290 to 1293
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