Zeeshan

Zeeshan (Zişan) ذیشان
Pronunciation	Zee shaan
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Turkish, Persian
Meaning	Possessor of Splendor, Moon, Magnificent, Brilliant
Region of origin	Asia / Pakistan / Turkey / Faisalabad
Other names
Related names	Zishan, Zeshan, Zişan, Zeşan ذیشان ، ذی شان

Zeeshan (Zişan) or Zeshan (Zeşan) is a Turkish masculine given name, derived from words "Zee" (possessor of, from Arabic ذو) and "Shan" (high status or splendor, from Arabic شأن), sometimes simply translated as "princely" or "Moon". This word is also used in Persian, Urdu and sometimes in Turkish poetry as an adjective.

This name is mostly used for males in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, though the name is neutral in gender and can also be used for females (mostly in Turkey) with meanings "Moon", "magnificent" and "brilliant".

Variant forms and similar names

The diminutive or nickname for Zeeshan is Shaan or "Shani".

Jishan is a Bihari and Indian cognate for the same word and is written as such because of lack of the 'Z' sound natively in Sanskrit derived languages.

People with this name

Zeeshan Abbasi (born 1982), Pakistani blind cricketer
Zeeshan Ali (born 1970), Indian tennis player
Zeeshan Ashraf (born 1977), Pakistani hockey player
Zeeshan Khan (cricketer, born 1976), Pakistani cricketer
Zeeshan Khan (cricketer, born 1992), Pakistani cricketer
Zeeshan Maqsood (born 1987), Omani cricketer
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
Zeeshan Zaidi, American musician, lead sinlger and guitarist for The Commuters

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