Zadeh

Zadeh (also Zade[1]) (Persian: زاده) is a Persian patronymic 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 (1921–2017), mathematician, electrical engineer, and computer scientist
  • Hossein Rezazadeh (born 1978), Iranian politician, retired Olympic weightlifter, and world record holder