Shatha (
Arabic: ''shadha''
شذى - shortened written form,
شذا - full-long written form), also spelt Shada, is an Arabic female given name meaning "scent, fragrant,
[A Dictionary of First Names 0198610602 Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, Flavia Hodges - 2006] aroma" (with a
base note of
fragrance notes).
The name may also refer to the "perfume, scent of
musk".
Literally, it refers to the act of "the strength, intensity and scattering, diffusing smell by breaking the young ''oudh'' (
agarwood) to be perfumed (on oneself) with it."
Notable people with the name include:
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Shatha Abdul Razzak Abbousi
Shatha Abdul Razzak Abbousi is an Iraqi women's rights activist. As a member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, and specifically a member of Iraq's Human Rights Committee, she has worked to pass human rights legislation. She also joined The ...
, Iraqi women's rights activist
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Shatha Hassoun, Shada Hassoun, Iraqi female singer
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Shada Nasser, Yemeni lawyer
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Shatha Mousa Sadiq
Shatha Mousa Sadiq al-Musawi ( ar, شذى موسى صادق الموسوي) is of a very well known family of Iraqi scholars and poets known as 'Aal El Hindi, descendants of Imam Ali al-Hadi, the 10th Shi'a Imam.
She was elected to Iraq's trans ...
, Iraqi politician
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Arabic feminine given names