Shahrdad as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shahrdad

What is the meaning of the name Shahrdad ?

The baby name Shahrdad is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Persian: /ʃæhrˈdɑːd/ — respelling: 'SHAHR-dahd' (shahr-DAHD).

Shahrdad is Persian in Origin.

Shahrdad is a Persian masculine name composed of šahr “city, realm, kingdom” and dād, a classical Persian word meaning “justice, law” (ultimately from Old Persian dāta-), and also the -dād element in theophoric names meaning “given (by).” It is commonly interpreted as “justice of the realm” or “one who brings justice to the land,” with a secondary reading “gift of the kingdom.”

Though uncommon, the name fits a long Iranian naming tradition using -dād, seen in Mihrdād/Mehrdad (Mithridates) and Khodādād. Shahrdād itself appears mainly in modern Iran and the diaspora, with visibility aided by the Iranian conductor Shahrdad Rohani. Variants and transliterations include Shahrdad, Shahrdād, and Šahrdād; Persian spelling is شهرداد (sometimes written as شهر داد). Related forms share the -dād element, such as Mehrdad and Khodadad, while a feminine counterpart with šahr is Shahrzād (“city-born”).

⚙ Shahrdad is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 5 times, across 2 countries.