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Gender Feminine
Usage Old Persian (Hellenized)
Scripts Ῥοδογούνη(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsVṛda-gaunā, Rhodogoúnē, Rhodugune, Rodogune
Meaning & History
Hellenization of the Old Persian name *Vṛda-gaunā, which was possibly from Sogdian warδγōn “rosy” and Persian gūn “colored”. The spelling was possibly altered by Greek rhódon “rose”. This name was borne by several Achaemenid princesses.