English Explanatory Dictionary

Pirzada

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Asian languages, particularly Persian.

Pronunciation

/pɪəˈzɑːdə/ /pɪrˈzɑːdə/

Word forms

Pirzada

Etymology

From Persian پیرْزاده: پیر (“elder; Sufi master; saint”) + زاده (“born of; descendant of”). The name originally denoted a descendant of a Sufi saint or religious elder. Common as a surname among Muslim communities in South Asia, Iran, and Central Asia.

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