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Given name · Azerbaijani · Persian

شهلا

شهلا (šahlâ) is a feminine given name from Arabic. It is used in Persian.

Azerbaijani and PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Shahla.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

شهلا comes from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Arabic شَهْلَاء; its root is Arabic ش ه ل.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

شهلا’s family of names

In Persian usage, شهلا has a later derivative in Шахла. In Persian usage, شهلا has a conventional equivalent in the English form Shahla. In Azerbaijani usage, شهلا has a related form in Şəhla.

Walk شهلا’s family in the name graph

شهلاšahlâŞəhlaShahlaШахла

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

شهلا has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.

EnglishArabic

4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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