Shahnaz
Shahnaz () or Shahnez or Shehnaz is a given name and surname of Persian origin. The name is made from شاه (Shah, "king"), and ناز (Naz, "pride"), so the name means "pride of the king". Notable bearers Shahnaz Bashir, Indian novelist Shahnaz Bukhari, Pakistani clinical psychologist, and activist Shehnaz Gill (born 1993), Indian actress Shahnaz Husain (born 1944), Indian entrepreneur Shahnaz Pahlavi (born 1940), Iranian princess Shenaz Patel (born 1966), Indo-Mauritian writer Shahnaz Rahmatullah, Bangladeshi singer Shahnaz Sheikh, Pakistani field hockey player Shehnaz Sheikh, Pakistani actress Shenaz Treasury, Indian actress Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Jalil Shahnaz (born 1921), Iranian tar player born in 1921 in Isfahan Places Shahnaz street, a street in Tabriz, Iran Persian given names Hindu given names Surnames of Indo-Iranian origin Persian unisex given names Arabic-language unisex given names