Given name · Persian
شیرین
“sweet”
شیرین (širin) is a feminine given name from Middle Persian, meaning “sweet.” It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Cherine.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
Built from Persian شیر (šir, “milk”) + ـین (-in).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
شیرین’s family of names
In Persian usage, شیرین has a later derivative in شىرىن. In Persian usage, شیرین has a conventional equivalent in the English form CHERINE.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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