Shirin

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Shirin is a feminine given name of Persian origin, widely used in Iran and other Persian-influenced cultures.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Shirin canonical 5
Şirin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feminine given name
given name
alternativeTransliteration Shereen
linked to: Shireen

Sherin
linked to: Shireen

Shireen
Şirin
linked to: Shirin
appearsIn Persian folklore
Persian literature
associatedAuthor Nizami Ganjavi
associatedWork "Khosrow and Shirin"
linked to: Khosrow and Shirin
culturalAssociation romantic love in Persian literature
sweetness and kindness
culturalSphere Persian-influenced cultures
etymologyRoot Persian word "shirin"
gender feminine
hasMeaning pleasant
sweet
hasVariantInLanguage Arabic
Turkish
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
languageOfOrigin Persian
linked to: Persian language
nameCategory Persian feminine given names
feminine given names
nameDayStatus no widely recognized name day
nameType personal name
notableBearer Shirin David
Shirin Ebadi
Shirin Neshat
originatesFrom Iran
popularityRegion Central Asia
Middle East
script Persian alphabet
linked to: Perso-Arabic script
semanticField pleasantness
sweetness
usageType first name
usedIn Afghanistan
Azerbaijani communities
Iran
Kurdish communities
Persian diaspora communities
linked to: Iranian diaspora

Tajikistan
variantForm Shereen (Arabic/English)
Shireen (Urdu/English)
Şirin (Turkish)
writingSystem Arabic script
linked to: Arabic alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shirin Ebadi givenName Shirin
Shirin alternativeTransliteration Şirin
linked to: Shirin
Khosrow II spouse Shirin