Gender Masculine Usage Persian Scripts شاهرخ(Persian) Pronounced Pron. /ʃɒːh.ˈɾox/ Meaning & History Means "royal face" in Persian, from شاه (shāh) meaning "king" and رخ (rokh) meaning "face". This was the name of a 15th-century ruler of the Timurid Empire (a son of Timur).