Shah

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Surname SHAH

SOURCE: Nickname

USAGE: Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi

OTHER SCRIPTS: शाह (Marathi, Hindi), શાહ (Gujarati), শাহ (Bengali), ਸ਼ਾਹ (Gurmukhi)

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CONTRIBUTOR: highexpectasians on 8/7/2016

LAST EDITOR: highexpectasians on 5/27/2018  [revision history]

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Derived from Sanskrit साधु (sādhú) meaning "gentleman, virtuous man".

  

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Surname SHAH

SOURCE: Occupation

USAGE: Persian, Urdu

OTHER SCRIPTS: شاه (Persian, Urdu)

PRONOUNCED: [ˈʃɑːhe] (Persian)

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CONTRIBUTOR: highexpectasians on 8/7/2016

LAST EDITOR: highexpectasians on 5/27/2018  [revision history]

Meaning & History

Derived from Persian شاه (šâh) meaning "king, monarch", referring to a title used by former Iranian monarchs.