title: Zada (suffix)
text: # Zada (suffix)
  
  Zada (Classical Persian: زاده zāda; Persian: زاده, romanized: zâde; Tajik: зода, romanized: zoda) also romanized as zadah, zade, zadeh, zadi, is a Persian suffix used as part of titles or nickname for members of royalty, for example: Beg-zada, Beg-zade, or Beg-zadi. It is also used to form surnames. The last name -zada is especially common in Afghanistan.
  
  ## Titles built with -zada
  
  ### Beg
  
  * Begzada (Begzade) is a part of Beg, son of Beg.
  * Begzadi is a part of Beg, daughter of Beg also Beg female use Begum, wife of Baig.
  
  ### Shah
  
  * Shahzada (Shahzade or Shehzade) is a part of Shah, son of Shah.
  * Shahzadi (Shehzadi) is a part of Shah, daughter of Shah.
  
  ### Sahib
  
  * Sahibzada is a part of Shahib or further male descendant; compare Shahzada.
  
  ### Khan
  
  * Khanzada (Khanzade) is a part of Khan, son of Khan.
  * Khanzadi is a part of Khan, daughter of Khan also Khan female use Khanum, wife of Khan.
  
  ### Nawab
  
  * Nawabzada is a part of Nawab, son of Nawab.
  
  ## Surnames built with -zada
  
  * Alizada
  * Husaynzada
  * Qulizada
  