What is "zadeh"

Zadeh is a Persian suffix meaning 'descendant of' or 'born of' used in names mainly in Iran and Azerbaijan.

Notable people whose names contain 'Zadeh' include:

• Lotfi A. Zadeh, Iranian Azerbaijani mathematician, electrical engineer and computer scientist
• Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Azerbaijani composer and pianist
• Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, American physician and medical researcher
• Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh, Iranian philosopher of medicine
• Aziza Mustafazadeh, Azerbaijani singer, pianist and composer
• Mirza Fatali Akhundzadeh, Azerbaijani intellectual
• Hossein Rezazadeh, Iranian Olympic champion and world record holder
• Ilya Salmanzadeh, Swedish-Iranian music producer
• T. J. Houshmandzadeh, Iranian-American NFL player
• Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, Azerbaijani satirist and writer
• Hashem Beikzadeh, Iranian footballer
• Vagif Mustafazadeh, Azerbaijani pianist and composer
• Rafael Amen-Zadeh, Azerbaijani scientist
• Masoud Hashemzadeh, Iranian Azerbaijani wrestler