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Pasha 1
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Type Surname (from nickname)

Meaning & History

Pasha or pascha (Ottoman Turkish: پاشا‎, Turkish: paşa), formerly anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals and dignitaries and others. As an honorary title, Pasha, in one of its various ranks, is similar to a British peerage or knighthood, and was also one of the highest titles in pre-republican Egypt. There were three ranks of pashas: the first, or highest class, had the privilege of bearing a standard of three horse-tails, the second of two, and the third of one.
Added 12/7/2015 by cutenose

Pasha 2
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Type Surname (from occupation)
Scripts پاشا(Urdu, Persian) পাশা(Bengali)
Pronounced Pron. PAH-shah(Urdu) paw-SHAW(Persian) pa-SHA(Albanian)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From the high-ranking Ottoman military rank pasha of disputed origin, perhaps derived from the Persian title پادشاه (padeshah) meaning "king" or from Turkish baş meaning "head" and ağa meaning "lord, master".
Added 7/4/2023 by anonymous