Sheikh Name Meaning. Muslim: from Arabic shaikh, a title denoting a political or spiritual leader of a community. Shaikh ul-Islam 'leader of Islam', was the title of the highest religious office in Ottoman Turkey. Shaikh also means 'chief' or 'head' (Qur'an 28:23). This name is found throughout the Muslim world.
Meaning & History. From مهر (Mehr), the Persian word for MITHRA, combined with Persian آب (ab) "water". This is the name of a character in the 11th-century Persian epic the 'Shahnameh'.
