Shahnaz ( fa, شهناز) or Shahnez or Shehnaz is a given name and surname of

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

origin. The name is made from شاه (''

Shah Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...

'', "king"), and ناز (''Naz'', "pride"), so the name means "pride of the king".

Notable bearers

Shahnaz Bashir Shahnaz Bashir is a Kashmiri novelist and academic from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Education and work Shahnaz Bashir is a doctoral fellow and teaching associate in Communication at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass). He teach ...

, Indian novelist * Shahnez Boushaki, Algerian basketball player *

Shahnaz Bukhari Shahnaz Bukhari (or Bokhari) is a Pakistani clinical psychologist and women's rights activist. She is founder and director of the non-governmental organization, Progressive Women's Association (PWA), which documents and opposes violence against w ...

, Pakistani clinical psychologist, and activist * Shehnaz Gill (born 1993), Indian actress * Shahnaz Husain (born 1944), Indian entrepreneur * Shahnaz Pahlavi (born 1940), Iranian princess * Shahnaz Pakravan, British radio and television presenter * Shenaz Patel (born 1966), Indo-Mauritian writer *

Shahnaz Rahmatullah Shahnaz Rahmatullah (; 2 January 1952 – 23 March 2019) was a Bangladeshi singer. Her notable songs are ''Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye'', ''Je Chilo Drishtir Shimanay'' and ''Ek Tara Tui Desher Kotha''. She was the recipient of the Ek ...

, Bangladeshi singer * Shahnaz Sheikh, Pakistani field hockey player *

Shehnaz Sheikh Shehnaz Sheikh is a Pakistani television actress, host, and theatre director. She has appeared in the drama serials Tanhaiyaan and Ankahi, as well as the show Uncle Sargam. After her successful television career, she left the industry in the mid ...

, Pakistani actress *

Shenaz Treasury Shenaz Treasurywala (born 29 June 1981) is an Indian actress. Career Discovered by a photographer during her first year in college, her first modeling assignment was for the soft drink Gold Spot. She also did advertising work for Akai and ...

, Indian actress * Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan *

Jalil Shahnaz Jalil Shahnaz (22 May 1921 – 17 June 2013; Persian: جلیل شهناز) was a Persian classical music musician and a virtuoso of the Persian musical instrument, tar. Biography Jalil Shahnaz was born in 1921 in Isfahan, Persia (Iran). Shahn ...

(born 1921), Iranian tar player born in 1921 in Isfahan

Places

* Shahnaz street, a street in Tabriz, Iran {{name-stub Persian given names Hindu given names Surnames of Indo-Iranian origin Persian unisex given names Arabic unisex given names