Pasha
nounproper nounattested in dialogue
A surname.
noun
- 1
historicalA high rank in the Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals, dignitaries, and others.
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.
proper noun
- 1
A surname.
- 2
A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive Па́ша (Páša).
Forms
- plural
- Pashas