Shanzae, Shanzay

• Origin: Persian شانزے
• Meaning: royal woman; woman of dignity
• Gender: Feminine
• Use: Urdu, Persian

The name is composed the Old Persian elements Shah (royalty) or from the Old Persian phrase, Shah- an -zay (lit daughter of king/royal princess) or Shaan-zeh (Of dignity/magnificent).

This name seems to be exclusively used among Pakistanis, I could not find any information in any Persian sources or any indication of its use among Farsi-Speakers.

Other forms are Shanzeh and Shawnzay.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanzay#:~:text=Persian-,Meaning,(Of%20dignity%2Fmagnificent)%20.