A Name Story by Houdhoud
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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