Siavash (name)

Siavash or Siyavash (Persian: سياوش) is an Iranian male given name. It was popularized by Siyâvash (Persian: سیاوش) or Siavash (Persian: سياووش), a legendary prince who is a major figure in Ferdowsi's epic, the Shahnameh.

Siavash
GenderMale
Origin
Word/namePersian
Meaningfrom Avestan " Syâvaršan", the one with black stallions[1]

Notable people with the name Siavash, Siyâvash, or various other transliterations from Persian/Azerbaijani languages include:

  • Siyawush, Iranian officer who served as the head of the Sasanian army during the second reign of the Sasanian shah Kavad I (r. 498–531)
  • Siyavakhsh, Iranian aristocrat from the House of Mihran who was descended from Bahram Chobin, the famous spahbed of the Sasanian Empire

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Siavash
  • All pages with titles containing Siyavash
  • All pages with titles containing Siyavush
  • All pages with titles containing Siyawush
  • Siyavuş Pasha, several Ottoman persons

References

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