Shahrbanou as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shahrbanou

What is the meaning of the name Shahrbanou ?

The baby name Shahrbanou is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced shahr-BAH-noo (IPA: /ʃæhrbɒːˈnuː/).

Shahrbanou is Persian in Origin.

From Persian shahr “realm, city” + bānū “lady, noblewoman,” Shahrbanou conveys “Lady of the Realm,” often interpreted as “princess.” The components descend from Middle Persian, and bānū survives in modern Persian as both a title of respect and a name element.

In Persianate and Shi‘a tradition, Shahrbanou names a Sasanian princess, said to be Yazdegerd III’s daughter and the wife of Husayn ibn ‘Alī, mother of ‘Alī Zayn al‑‘Ābidīn; she is honored at the Bībī Shahrbānū shrine near Rey. The name remains used in Iran and the wider Persian- and Urdu-speaking world. Common variants and spellings include Shahrbanu, Shahrbānū, Shahr Bano, Shahrbanoo, Shahrbanou, Shehrbano, and Shehr Bano; Bano/Banu is also used independently. Not to be confused with Shāhbānū (“empress”), a title borne in modern times by Farah Pahlavi.

⚙ Shahrbanou is extremely rare. There are only 6 recorded uses on record, spread over 3 countries.