Shirin, name meaning in Islam

Shirin (شيرين) is a Persian name for girls. It means sweet. Shirin is the heroine of the Persian love story Khusraw and Shirin.

Is Shirin in the Quran?

No. Shirin is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.¹

How to say and write Shirin

Say it shee-REEN. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Shireen and Sherine. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: ش shin + ي ya + ر ra + ي ya + ن nun.

Choosing Shirin

A Muslim name does not have to be Arabic. Scholars allow names from any language as long as the meaning is good and the name is not tied to another religion. Shirin has a good meaning, so it is fine to use. With the father's name it becomes Shirin bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Names like Shirin

• Lubna
• Nawal
• Halimah

1. Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

Our teachers will check the Arabic spelling and meaning on this page before launch.