Girl · Arabic · Muslim
Sadaf
صدفSay it SUH-duf
- Meaning today
- Pearl, seashell
- Original meaning
- "mother-of-pearl shell, oyster shell; the covering of the pearl" Lane, p. 1666
- Say it
- SUH-duf
- Written
- صدف
Sadaf
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Sadaf meaning
Sadaf (صدف) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin.
Mother-of-pearl shell, oyster shell; the covering of the pearl
Also used to mean: seashell
Sadaf (صدف) is an Arabic word that passed into Persian and Urdu. Lane's lexicon defines ṣadaf as the mother-of-pearl shell or oyster shell, "the cover of the pearl", and by extension the oyster itself and other shellfish. Name lists usually give the meaning as "pearl" or "seashell". Strictly the word means the shell that holds and protects the pearl rather than the pearl itself, but the two ideas are closely linked. The name is used by Muslim families in India, Pakistan and Iran.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, Part 4, p. 1666 · entry ṣadaf (صَدَفٌ), root ṣ-d-f · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ṣadaf, Book I p. 1666