Sheyda
/SH-EY-D-AA/
Love-struck, enamoured — from Persian sheydā, ‘passionately unbound,’ used in Sufi poetry for the soul intoxicated with divine love. A romantic, restless Persian feminine name.
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Sheyda is a Muslim girl name of Persian origin, meaning “Love-struck, enamoured — from Persian sheydā, ‘passionately unbound,’ used in Sufi poetry for the soul intoxicated with divine love. A romantic, restless Persian feminine name.”. It also appears in Zoroastrian tradition.
Sheyda is a girl's name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families. The name means "Love-struck, enamoured — from Persian sheydā, ‘passionately unbound,’ used in Sufi poetry for the soul intoxicated with divine love. A romantic, restless Persian feminine name." and belongs to the Love cluster — names for children loved deeply before they arrive.
Beyond its Muslim heritage, Sheyda is also used in Zoroastrian traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.
Common among Other, Persian families, Sheyda carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Sheyda's roots in Arabic & Islamic tradition
Sheyda carries meaning rooted in Arabic and the wider Islamic tradition (Persian) — “Love-struck, enamoured — from Persian sheydā, ‘passionately unbound,’ used in Sufi poetry for the soul intoxicated with divine love. A romantic, restless Persian feminine name.”. Many Muslim families weigh a name's root meaning and the values it carries.
NameRoot shows you the depth. See Sheyda's Arabic roots, the values it carries, and how it scores for your family.
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Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Sheyda resonates in either tradition.
Sheyda's destiny number is 8 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Sheyda's full reading →
Does Sheyda go with your family's names?
Sheyda breaks into 4 sounds: /SH-EY-D-AA/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Sheyda sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Sheyda beside your family's names →
Nicknames
Common affectionate forms of Sheyda — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.
Names similar to Sheyda
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Sharing the same meaning
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Common questions about Sheyda
What does the name Sheyda mean?
Sheyda means "Love-struck, enamoured — from Persian sheydā, ‘passionately unbound,’ used in Sufi poetry for the soul intoxicated with divine love. A romantic, restless Persian feminine name.." It is a girl name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families.
Is Sheyda a boy or girl name?
Sheyda is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Sheyda?
Sheyda is of Persian origin, used in Muslim, Zoroastrian traditions, commonly among Other, Persian families.
Is Sheyda a Muslim name?
Yes. Sheyda is a girl name traditionally used in Muslim families, of Persian origin. It also appears in Zoroastrian tradition.
What does Sheyda mean in Persian?
Sheyda originates from Persian, where it means "Love-struck, enamoured — from Persian sheydā, ‘passionately unbound,’ used in Sufi poetry for the soul intoxicated with divine love. A romantic, restless Persian feminine name.."
What are common nicknames for Sheyda?
Common short forms of Sheyda include Shey, Sheyd.
What is the numerology of Sheyda?
Sheyda has a Pythagorean destiny number of 8 — material mastery and executive power.
Is Sheyda an Islamic name?
Yes. Sheyda is an Arabic girl name meaning "Love-struck, enamoured — from Persian sheydā, ‘passionately unbound,’ used in Sufi poetry for the soul intoxicated with divine love. A romantic, restless Persian feminine name.", widely used in Muslim families, including Other and Persian communities.
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