Name Breakdown
Shojanejad = Shoja (brave, courageous) + Nejad (lineage)
شجاعنژاد
Meaning
Shojanejad (شجاعنژاد) is a Persian compound surname: Shoja, meaning "brave, courageous," combined with Nejad (نژ��د), meaning "lineage" or "origin." Together: of brave lineage. Like most Iranian family names, it was adopted during the surname registration reforms under Reza Shah in the 1920s, when all Iranians were required to choose a fixed hereditary family name.
From the Arabic shujā', meaning brave or courageous. Shojanejad claims that bravery runs in the blood — a heritage of warriors, defenders, and people who stood their ground.
The -Nejad Tradition
The suffix -nejad appears in hundreds of Iranian surnames, each combining a quality, name, or concept with the idea of ancestral lineage. This naming pattern reflects a deeply Persian understanding of identity: who we are is shaped by where we come from. Every -nejad surname is a genealogical statement, claiming an ancestral quality as a living inheritance.