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شَاهْزَاد
Shahzad
shah-ZAD
“Prince; royal son.”
About Shahzad
Shahzad is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "prince; royal son" — a Persian-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Persian compound: shah ('king') + zad ('born of').
Common in Pakistani and Iranian families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Persian · Urdu
Gender
Boy
Root letters
Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Shahzad's consonants live comfortably in both.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Shahzad
- What does the name Shahzad mean?
- Shahzad (شَاهْزَاد) means "Prince; royal son". Persian compound: shah ('king') + zad ('born of').
- Is Shahzad a name from the Qur'an?
- Shahzad does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Persian-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Shahzad a boy or a girl name?
- Shahzad is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Shahzad come from?
- Shahzad is a Persian-Urdu name, built on the root letters Sh-H-Z. Common in Pakistani and Iranian families.
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