Shaji (
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
: ഷാജി ,
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
: शाजी) is a common south Indian male given name. The most probable etymology is from
Old Persian
Old Persian is one of two directly attested Old Iranian languages (the other being Avestan) and is the ancestor of Middle Persian (the language of the Sasanian Empire). Like other Old Iranian languages, it was known to its native speakers as (I ...
Shah
Shāh (; ) is a royal title meaning "king" in the Persian language.Yarshater, Ehsa, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII, no. 1 (1989) Though chiefly associated with the monarchs of Iran, it was also used to refer to the leaders of numerous Per ...
(شاه) "king" and the Hindi honorific suffix ''
ji'' (जी). Hence "Shah" + "Ji". Notable people with this name include:
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Shaji Chen, Indian writer and actor
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Shaji Choudary, Indian actor
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Shaji Kailas
Shaji Kailas (born 8 February 1965) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Malayalam cinema. Shaji got a breakthrough with the comedy film '' Dr. Pasupathy'' (1990).
He is best known for his action films with main ...
, Indian film director
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Shaji Kumar
Shaji Kumar is an Indian cinematographer, who has worked in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.
Career
Shaji Kumar began his career as a cinematographer for Malayalam films, He has frequently collaborated with leading Indian filmmakers li ...
, Indian cinematographer
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Shaji N Karun, Indian film director
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Shaji P. Chaly, High Court Judge
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Shaji Prabhakaran
Shaji Prabhakaran is an Indian football administrator. He formerly served as the general secretary of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). He was also the president of Football Delhi (Delhi Soccer Association). Prabhakaran is the former FIFA ...
, Senior Consultant for Asian Football Confederation and FIFA
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Malayalam-language masculine given names