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Shah
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shah shāh
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
Two main origins:
en fa شاه shah, king, a Persian surname which is widespread in Iran and in the subcontinent.
en gu સાહ merchant, an occupational surname from en sa साधु merchant; jeweller; money-lender.
Proper noun
s
en Persian,Gujarati.
en Port Blair renamed Sri Vijaya Puram 'to free nation from colonial imprints' w:India Today https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/port-blair-renamed-sri-vijaya-puram-amit-shah-pm-modi-vision-free-nation-from-colonial-imprints-2599292-2024-09-13 2024-09-13 Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was renamed Sri Vijaya Puram, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying on Friday that it was done to realise "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to free the nation from colonial imprints". https://web.archive.org/web/20240927175915/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/port-blair-renamed-sri-vijaya-puram-amit-shah-pm-modi-vision-free-nation-from-colonial-imprints-2599292-2024-09-13
Derived terms
en Shah-Waardenburg syndrome Waardenburg-Shah syndrome
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Shah is the 573rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 58287 individuals. Shah is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.74%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en ahhs Hash ahhs hahs hash