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English word origin

Etymology of Pasha

* As an Islamic surname (generally the Indian subcontinent), honorific title from Turkish paşa. This is also found in Albania, Turkey and Slavic countries. Compare Basha, Bey. * As an English surname, variant of Pasher,

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name

A surname. · A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive Па́ша (Páša).

noun

A high rank in the Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals, dignitaries, and others.

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* As an Islamic surname (generally the Indian subcontinent), honorific title from Turkish paşa. This is also found in Albania, Turkey and Slavic countries. Compare Basha, Bey. * As an English surname, variant of Pasher, itself Anglicized from French Perchard, a suffixed form of Old French perche (“pole”), from Latin pertica.

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