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Gender Masculine
Usage Persian
Scripts کیوان(Persian) Кайвон(Tajik)
Pronounced Pron. [kʲej.ˈvɒ́ːn](Iranian) [kaj.ˈwɑːn](Classical) [kʰäj.ˈwɑ́ːn](Persian) [kʰiː.ˈwɑ́ːn](Dari) [kʰäj.ˈvɔ́n](Tajik Persian) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsKeyvân (Iranian), Kaywān (Classical Persian), Kaywān, Kīwān (Dari Persian), Kayvon (Tajik), Kayvan, Keivan, Kevan, Kivan (English)
Meaning & History
Means "the planet Saturn" in Persian, from Middle Persian kywʾn' (kēwān), ultimately from Akkadian 𒊕𒍑 (kaiamānu, kayamānu, kajamānu) "Saturn" or, literally, "regular, usual; steady, staying, abiding always".