# Shabazz

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #55,096

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. According to Nation of Islam doctrine, an old prophet from Mecca who led his people into Africa.

## Etymology
From Arabic شَعْب (šaʕb, “a people”) and Arabic عَزّ (ʕazz, “to be mighty or glorious”). Also possibly from Persian شهباز (šahbâz, “royal falcon”), from شاه (shāh, “king”), + باز (bāz, “hawk, falcon”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shabazz