Suren

Revision History

Date	Editor	Name ID	Change Summary
12/1/2024, 10:33 PM	Mike C	suren	added (from user-submitted name 256014)
4/22/2020, 1:44 PM	HL	256014
9/26/2017, 12:26 PM	HL	256014
2/21/2017, 9:13 PM	HL

Gender Masculine

Usage Parthian, Armenian

Scripts 𐭎𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭍(Parthian) Սուրեն(Armenian)

Pronounced Pron. /su.ˈɾɛn/(Armenian)

Meaning & History

Derived from Avestan 𐬯𐬏𐬭𐬀 (sūra) meaning "strong, powerful". This was the name of a Parthian noble family. A notable member was the military commander known as Suren or Surena, who defeated the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae in the 1st century BC.