Jamshid

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2/22/2011, 10:48 AM	Mike C	added

Gender Masculine

Usage Persian, Uzbek, Persian Mythology

Scripts جمشید(Persian) Жамшид(Uzbek)

Pronounced Pron. /d͡ʒæm.ˈʃiːd/(Persian)

Meaning & History

Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (Yima Xshaēta), which meant "shining Jam". This was the name of a mythological king of Persia who ruled during a golden age. He is known as either Jamshid or Jam, where Jamshid is a combination of his original name and an honorific.