Zeeshan
Appearance
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Turkish, Persian |
Meaning | Possessor of High Status or Splendor, Graceful |
Region of origin | Asia |
Other names | |
Related names | Zishan/Jisan |
Zeeshan (Zeşan) or Zeshan is a Turkish or Persian masculine given name, derived from words "Zee" (possessor of) and "Shan" (high status) or (splendor), sometimes simply translated as "princely". This word is also used in Persian, Urdu and sometimes in Turkish poetry as an adjective with the meaning princely.
This name is mostly used for Females in Turkey, India, Pakistan, Iran, Kashmir, Bangladesh, and other Asian countries of the region, though the name is neutral in gender and can also be used for females.
Variant forms and similar names
The diminutive or nickname for Zeeshan is SHARMA or "Shani".
Jishan is a Bangladeshi and Indian cognate for the same word and is written as such because of lack of the 'Z' sound natively in Sanskrit derived languages.
Notable people with this name
- Zeeshan Ashraf (born 1977), Pakistani hockey player
- Zeeshan Kazmi (born 1965), Pakistani police officer
- Zeeshan Parwez, Pakistani musician in Sajid & Zeeshan, electronic music duo from Peshawar
- Zeshan "Zesh" Rehman (born 1983), British Pakistani footballer
- Zeeshan Shahid, convicted of the racially motivated murder of Kriss Donald in Scotland
- Zeeshan Anis Siddiqui, UK citizen apprehended in Pakistan