Gender Masculine
Scripts سیاوش(Persian)
Pronounced Pron. /si.jɒː.ˈvæʃ/(Persian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Persian form of Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀𐬥 (Siiāuuarshan) meaning "possessing black stallions". This was the name of a virtuous prince in Iranian mythology. He appears briefly in the Avesta, with a longer account recorded in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.

Related Names

VariantsSiavush(Persian) Syavarshan(Persian Mythology)

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Entry updated October 6, 2024