Khorshid

Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Persian, Persian Mythology
Scripts خورشید(Persian)
Pronounced Pron. /xoɾ.ˈʃiːd/(Persian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (Huuarə Xshaēta) meaning "shining sun". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (a holy being) who was associated with the sun.

Related Names

Rootshware + xshaeta
VariantsHvare Khshaeta, Hvare Xshaeta(Persian Mythology)
Other Languages & CulturesKhurshed(Tajik) Hurşit(Turkish) Khurshid(Urdu) Khurshid, Xurshid(Uzbek)
Entry updated October 6, 2024