Ashraf (Arabic: أشرف) is an Arabic name meaning 'most honorable one' or 'very noble'. It is used by many Arabs and non-Arabs regardless of their religious affiliation, both Christians and Muslims alike. In French-speaking contexts the transliteration is Achraf.
 
The name is not to be confused with the word ashrāf (أشراف, with a long second ā) which is the plural of the word sharīf, denoting the descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Although both words share the same root, ashrāf (lit. 'nobles' or 'highborns') is not normally used as a proper name
 
. Its singular sharīf (also 'Shareef', 'Sherif', etc.), on the other hand, is used as a proper name.
 
Historical
Al-Ashraf Khalil (c.1262–1293), Bahrid sultan of Egypt from 1290 to 1293
Al-Ashraf Sha'ban, Bahrid sultan of Egypt from 1363 to 1376
Al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din Barsbay, Burjid sultan of Egypt from 1422 to 1438
al-Ashraf Sayf-ad-Din Qaitbay (c. 1416/1418 – 1496), Burjid sultan of Egypt from 1468 to 1496
al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri, Burjid sultan of Egypt from 1501 to 1516
al-Ashraf Tuman bay II, Burjid sultan of Egypt in 1516
Ashraf Hotak, ruler of Afghanistan from 1725 to 1729
Ashraf us-Sultana Qajar (born 1808) Princess of Persia
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