Name
The earliest forms of Scheherazade's name include Šīrāzād (شيرازاد) in Masudi and Šahrāzād (شهرازاد) in Ibn al-Nadim, the latter meaning "she whose realm or dominion (شهر šahr) is free (آزاد āzād)". In explaining his spelling choice for the name Burton says, "Shahrázád (Persian) = City-freer; in the older version Scheherazade (probably both from شیرزاد Shirzád = 'lion-born'). Dunyázá = 'world-freer'. The Bres Edit corrupts the former to Shárzád or Sháhrazád; and the Mac and Calc to Shahrzád or Shehrzád. People have ventured to restore the name as it should be." Having introduced the name, Burton does not continue to use the diacritics on the name.
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