Zeeshan, Zishan, Zeshaan or Zeshan (, ; ) is an

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, simply translated as "princely". This word is also used in

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and sometimes in Turkish poetry as an adjective. In South Asia, this name is mostly used for males; however, the name is neutral in gender and can also be used for females (mostly in

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) with meanings "moon", "magnificent" and "brilliant".

Variant forms and similar names

The

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or nickname for Zeeshan is "Shaan" or "Shani". "Jishaan" is a Bihari and Indian cognate for the same word, so written due to the lack of a native /z/ sound in

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-derived languages.

Notable people with this name

* Mohammad Zeeshan (born 2006), Pakistani cricketer *

Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub Khan is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is frequently cast in supporting roles, and has appeared in more than 25 films in a career which has spanned eight years. He has also worked in a Hindi serial "Kyunk ...

(actor, born 1983), Indian actor *

Zeeshan Abbasi Zeeshan Abbasi () (born July 12, 1982 Ayubia, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) is a Pakistani blind cricketer who plays for the Pakistan blind cricket team in national and international matches. He is the captain of national team. Abbasi comes into the B2 ...

(born 1982), Pakistani blind cricketer *

Zeeshan Ali Zeeshan Ali (born 1 January 1970) is a former Indian Davis Cup player who also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 12 December 1988, when he became the number 126 of th ...

(born 1970), Indian tennis player *

Zeeshan Ashraf Zeeshan Ashraf Qasmi (born 28 February 1977 in Quetta, Pakistan) is a former field hockey Field hockey#Positions, full back from Pakistan. He made his international debut for Pakistan in 2001, and competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Gam ...

(born 1977), Pakistani hockey player * Zeeshan Khan (cricketer, born 1976) (born 1976), Pakistani cricketer *

Zeeshan Khan (cricketer, born 1992) Zeeshan Khan (born 18 October 1992) is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who plays for Federally Administered Tribal Areas The Federally Administered Tribal Areas, commonly known as FATA, was a semi-autonomous tribal region in north-west ...

(born 1992), Pakistani cricketer *

Zeeshan Maqsood Zeeshan Maqsood (born 24 October 1987) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the Oman national cricket team and is a former captain of the national team. He has played for the team since 2012 and represented Oman at the 2016 and 2021 ICC Me ...

(born 1987), Omani cricketer *

Zeeshan Parwez Sajid & Zeeshan ( pronounced as "Saa-jid and Zeesh-shaan") are a Pakistani electronic music duo from Peshawar, composed of Sajid Ghafoor (guitars and harmonicas) and Zeeshan Parwez (synths, laptops and FX modules). Both members released thei ...

, Pakistani musician in

Sajid & Zeeshan Sajid & Zeeshan ( pronounced as "Saa-jid and Zeesh-shaan") are a Pakistani electronic music duo from Peshawar, composed of Sajid Ghafoor (guitars and harmonicas) and Zeeshan Parwez (synths, laptops and FX modules). Both members released thei ...

, electronic music duo from Peshawar * Zeshan "Zesh" Rehman (born 1983), British Pakistani footballer *

Zeeshan Anis Siddiqui Zeeshan Siddiqui is a citizen of the United Kingdom, who was apprehended in Pakistan after he fell under suspicion of being associated with terrorism. Prior to his travel to Pakistan Zeeshan worked for London's Underground—its rapid transit sy ...

, UK citizen apprehended in Pakistan *

Zeeshan Zameer Syed Zeeshan Zameer (born 20 December 2002) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut on 11 February 2022, for Islamabad United in the 2022 Pakistan Super League. He played for the Pakistan under-19 team in the 2021 ACC Under-19 Asi ...

(born 2002), Pakistani cricketer

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