Izhaan

Sanskrit, "commanding, ruling"; Arabic, "submission" or "call to prayer"

Izhaan is an elegant pan-south Asian name that has gained a lot of traction in the last five years, especially in the UK where it has risen from virtually unknown to a Top 400 choice.

It’s traceable either to the Hindu god Ishana — a form of Shiva — or to Arabic Azaan, meaning the call to prayer, or again to the Arabic name Izaan, meaning “obedience, submission”… in any case it is full of spiritual significance.

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