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شَهنَاز
Shahnaz
shah-NAAZ
“Royal grace; pride of the king.”
About Shahnaz
Shahnaz is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "royal grace; pride of the king" — a Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Persian, from 'shah' (king) and 'naz' (pride, grace).
Origin & roots
Origin
Persian
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Shahnaz's consonants live comfortably in both.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Shahnaz
- What does the name Shahnaz mean?
- Shahnaz (شَهنَاز) means "Royal grace; pride of the king". Persian, from 'shah' (king) and 'naz' (pride, grace).
- Is Shahnaz a name from the Qur'an?
- Shahnaz does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Shahnaz a boy or a girl name?
- Shahnaz is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Shahnaz come from?
- Shahnaz is a Persian name, built on the root letters —.
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