Shahnaz

Shahnaz ( Arabic , Persian : شهناز; Urdu : شہناز) is a female and male given name .

Origin and meaning

The first name means pride of the king and consists of the Persian elements شاه ( Shah ) for king and ناز (Naz) for pride .

Name variants are, for example, Şahnaz ( Turkish ) and Shahnoza ( Uzbek ).

Well-known namesake

• Shahnaz Munni (* 1969), Bangladeshi journalist and author
• Shahnaz Pahlavi (* 1940), only child of the last Persian Shah

See also

• Shehnai
• Shahn

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Shahnaz. Retrieved May 12, 2019 .