Etymograph

English

Shehata

Shehata comes from Arabic شَحَّاتَة.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentشَحَّاتَةšaḥḥāta
  2. EnglishtodayShehata

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentشَحَّاتَةšaḥḥāta
  2. EnglishtodayShehata

The story

In the Dictionary of American Family Names, the surname is given as a variant of Shehadeh, which is apparently from a different root. This surname is predominantly found in Egypt.

Today it means

name A surname from Arabic.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Arabic شَحَّاتَة / Shehata