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An Afghan personal name consists of a given name (Dari: نام, Pashto: نوم) and sometimes a surname at the end. Personal names are generally not divided into first and family names; a single name is recognized as a full personal name, and the addition of further components – such as additional given names, regional, or ethnic family/clan names or patronymics – is often a matter of ...
Shayesteh or Shaista (Persian: شایسته, Pashto: شایسته) is a given name and is often given to females.. In Persian, "شایسته" means "worthy" or "admirable", [1] whereas translating it from Pashto it is derived from Shaist (Pashto: شایست), meaning “beauty”.
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Gul is a common name in Persian [1] (گل Gol), Pashto (ګل Gwal) and Turkish (Gül) languages, meaning rose. [2] Gul is used as a family name in Europe, Central and South Asia. It is also a Nordic given name, used in Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian languages as a short form of Guðólfr . [3]
Palwasha: (پلوشه) is a feminine given name originating in Pashto, meaning ray of light. [1] [2] Notable people named Palwasha include: Palwasha Bashir, Pakistani badminton player; Palwasha Khan, Pakistani politician; Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan, Pakistani politician; Palwasha Hassan, Afghan activist
Malalai of Maiwand (Pashto: د ميوند ملالۍ [malɑˈləi]), also known as Malala (Pashto: ملاله), or Malalai Anna (Pashto: ملالۍ انا, meaning Malalai the "Grandmother") is a national folk hero of Afghanistan who rallied Afghan fighters during the Battle of Maiwand which was part of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. [1]
Hamza Shinwari – Pashto poet and writer known for his romantic poetry [8] Ajmal Khattak – Pashto poet, writer, and politician; Khushal Khan Khattak – Pashto poet, warrior, and tribal chief from the 17th century [9] Rahman Baba – Pashto poet and Sufi saint; Abaseen Yousafzai – Pashto poet known for his modernist poetry; Hafiz Alpuri ...
Zarsanga or Zar Sanga (Pashto: زرڅانگه; born 1946 in Lakki Marwat) is a Pashto singer from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.She began her singing career singing for Radio Peshawar and some television programmes, and later went on to perform in Europe, the United States and UAE.