Name element
Shah name meaning
“king”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Persian
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
49
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Shah
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Shah is a boy's name from Persian meaning 'king'.
What does Shah mean?
About the name Shah
Shah comes from Persian shāh, 'king', from Old Persian xšāyaθiya. In Malay it is used as a title and as a name element, for example Iskandar Shah. Syah and Sah are other spellings.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Persian |
| Syllables | Shah |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with S |
| Arabic script | شاه |
|---|
Compound names with Shah
Sources
- Wiktionary: shah · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Muhammad Asyraf♂Most noble
- Sultan♂Power, authority
- Asyraf♂More noble
- Tajuddin♂Crown of the faith
- Tajul♂Crown (opening element of compound names)
- Pasha♂Honorific title (pasha)
- Sarifuddin♂Noble in the faith
- Emir♂Commander
- Sarip♂Sharif (an honorific title)
- Shaukat♂Grandeur, power
- Arsyah♂Throne
- Darius♂Possessing goodness
More Malay Names starting with S
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