Pasha

Meaning

Noun

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

Name

1. A surname.
2. A transliteration of the Russian male given name diminutive Па́ша (Páša).

Translations

باشا

Pascha

Πασάς

Pacha

Pascià

Bassa

Pasja

Paxá

Pachá

Paşa

Etymology

* 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.