These names were used in ancient Persia.
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Achaemenes is the Latin form of the Greek name Ἀχαιμένης (Achaimenes), which itself derives from the Old Persian name 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (Haxamaniš). The name is composed of Old Iranian elements *haxa meaning "friend, companion, al...
Achaimenes is the Greek form of Achaemenes, itself a Latinized rendering of the Greek Ἀχαιμένης (Achaimenes), which ultimately derives from the Old Persian name 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (Haxamaniš). The name is composed of two Old Irania...
Arsaces is a Latinized form of Ἀρσάκης (Arsakes), which itself derives from the Greek rendering of the Old Persian name 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (Aršaka) or the Parthian 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 (Aršak). The name is likely a diminutive of the Old Persian word...
Aršaka is an Old Persian name, the original form of the Hellenized Arsaces. The name is derived from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (Aršaka), likely a diminutive of 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎴 (aršan), meaning “hero.” Thus, Aršaka can be interpreted as “li...
Arsakes is a Greek form of the Old Persian name Aršaka or the Parthian Aršak, itself a diminutive of Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎴 (aršan), meaning "hero." The name is rooted in the dynastic tradition of the Arsacid rulers of the Pa...
Artabazos is the Greek form of the Old Persian name *Artavazda, meaning "persevering through truth," a calque of the Avestan name Ašauuazdah.EtymologyThe name derives from the Old Iranian root *Ṛtavazdah-, composed of ṛt...
Artavazda is an unattested Old Persian form of Artabazos. The name is reconstructed from its Greek attestation, derived from the Old Persian elements *arta “truth” and *vazda “persevering, striving,” thus meaning “persev...
Artaxerxes is a name of great historical significance, derived from the Greek adaptation of the Old Persian name 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (Artaxšaça), meaning "reign through truth". This name is composed of the elements arta ("truth") an...
Artaxias is a Greek form of the Old Persian name Artaxšaça, which is also the source of the better-known name Artaxerxes. The original Persian name means "reign through truth," from arta "truth" and xšaçam "reign, kingdo...
Artaxšaça is the Old Persian form of Artaxerxes, a name borne by several rulers of the Achaemenid Empire. The name is composed of two elements: arta, meaning “truth,” and xšaçam, meaning “reign, kingdom,” thus conveying...
Arvanta is the unattested Old Persian form of the name Orontes, a name borne by Achaemenid Persian satraps of Armenia and later rulers of the Kingdom of Armenia, all from the Orontid dynasty.EtymologyThe name *Arvanta de...
Atossa is the Hellenized form of the Old Persian name Utautha (𐎢𐎫𐎢𐎰), meaning "well granting" or "bestowing very richly." It was notably borne by the eldest daughter of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian...
Atropates is the Greek form of the Old Persian name *Atrpata*, meaning "protected by fire", derived from Old Iranian *atr "fire" and *pata "protected". This name was borne by a notable 4th-century BC Persian nobleman who...
Atrpata is the Old Persian form of Atropates, a name of ancient Iranian origin. The name is composed of two elements: the Old Iranian word *atr meaning "fire," and *pata meaning "protected," so the overall meaning is "pr...
Bagadata is an Ancient Persian masculine name, composed of the elements baga meaning "god" and data meaning "given", thus signifying "given by God". The name is attested in Old Persian inscriptions as 𐏎𐎭𐎠𐎫 (Bagadāta).His...
Cambyses is the Latin form of the Greek name Kambyses (Καμβύσης), which in turn derives from the Old Persian name Kabujiya (𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹). The exact meaning of Kabujiya remains uncertain, though it has been speculatively linke...
Cyrus is the Latinized form of the Greek Κῦρος (Kyros), derived from the Old Persian name 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (Kuruš). The etymology is uncertain, with possible meanings including "young", "humiliator (of the enemy)", or even related...
Darayavauš is the Old Persian form of Darius, a name borne by three ancient kings of the Achaemenid Empire. Derived from the longer form Darayavauš and shortened to Darayauš in inscriptions, it is composed of the element...
Dareios is the Greek form of Darius, a name borne by several ancient Persian kings. Deriving from the Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (Darayauš) and originally 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Darayavauš), it means "possessing goodness", from 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹 (daraya)...
Darius is the Latin form of the Greek name Dareios (Δαρεῖος), which derives from the Old Persian name Darayavauš (𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁), meaning "possessing goodness" or "holding firm the good." The name is composed of the elements d...
Haxamaniš is the Old Persian form of Achaemenes, stemming directly from the cuneiform inscription 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁. This name, traditionally linked to ancient Iranian *haxa 'friend' and *manah 'mind,' translates to 'possessing a...
Kabujiya is the Old Persian form of Cambyses, a name of uncertain meaning possibly related to the geographical name Kamboja, a historical region in Central Asia. The name was borne by two Persian kings of the Achaemenid...
Kambujiya is an alternative transcription of the Old Persian name Kabujiya (𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹). This name is best known for its bearers among the Achaemenid kings of Persia and remains a subject of scholarly discussion regarding it...
Kambyses is the Greek form of Cambyses. The name, in its original Old Persian form Kabujiya, is of uncertain meaning, possibly related to the geographical name Kamboja, a historical region in Central Asia. Through Greek...
Khshayarsha is a modern transcription of the Old Persian name 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (Xšayarša), which was the original form of Xerxes. From the perspective of onomastics, it represents a more philologically accurate rendering of the P...
Kuruš is the Old Persian form of Cyrus, a name with ancient royal and historical weight. In the cuneiform inscriptions of the Achaemenid Empire, it appears as 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁, transliterated as Kuruš. The etymology of the name is...
Kyros is a Greek form of the Old Persian name Kuruš, which is the original source of the name Cyrus. The name appears in the Greek Bible as a transliteration of the Persian royal name, reflecting the Hellenistic context...
Mithradatha is an Ancient Persian name that directly continues the Old Persian form Mithradata, meaning "gift of Mithra." It is a theophoric name, composed of the divine name Mithra and the element -data ("given, created...
Mithranah is an unattested Old Persian form of Mehran, a name derived from a reconstructed proto-form *Mithranah. This reconstructed Old Persian name is rooted in the name of the Zoroastrian god Mithra, who played a cent...
Mithridates is the Greek form of Old Persian 𐎷𐎡𐎰𐎼𐎭𐎠𐎫 (Mithradata) or later Parthian 𐭌𐭄𐭓𐭃𐭕 (Mihrdat), both meaning "gift of Mithra." The name was popularized in Achaemenid and post-Achaemenid Persia and was borne by sever...
Orontes is the Greek form of the unattested Old Persian name *Arvanta, which may derive from an Iranian root meaning "swift, quick" or "possessing wealth." The name is historically significant as it was borne by several...
Parušyatiš is an Old Persian female name, the original form of the Hellenized Parysatis. It is composed of the elements paru- meaning "much" and šyati meaning "prosperity", thus the name means "much prosperity" or "abund...
Parysatis is the Greek form of the Old Persian name *Parušyatiš (𐎱𐎽𐎢𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎡𐏁), meaning "much prosperity." This name is borne by a notable figure in Persian history: a queen of the Achaemenid Empire and the wife of King Dar...
Rauxšna is an unattested Old Persian feminization of the Iranian root *rauxšnā, meaning "bright, shining". This reconstructed name serves as the linguistic precursor to the more widely known Roxana, which entered Western...
Utautha is the unattested Old Persian form of the Hellenized name Atossa. Atossa itself derives from the Old Persian *(Utautha), a name composed of elements meaning "well" and "granting". The reconstruction is based on l...
Xerxes is the Greek form of the Old Persian name 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (Xšayarša), which means "ruler over heroes". This name is most famously associated with the 5th-century BC king of the Achaemenid Empire, Xerxes I, son of Darius t...
Xšayarša is the original Old Persian form of the name Xerxes, meaning "ruler over heroes" or "hero among kings." This name was borne by Xerxes I (c. 518–465 BC), the fourth king of the Achaemenid Empire, who succeeded hi...
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