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سِيَاوَش
Siavash
see-aa-VOSH
“Black-horse owner (a Shahnameh hero).”
About Siavash
Siavash is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "black-horse owner (a shahnameh hero)" — a Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Persian, the name of a tragic prince in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.
Origin & roots
Origin
Persian
Gender
Boy
Root letters
Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Siavash's consonants live comfortably in both.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Siavash
- What does the name Siavash mean?
- Siavash (سِيَاوَش) means "Black-horse owner (a Shahnameh hero)". Persian, the name of a tragic prince in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.
- Is Siavash a name from the Qur'an?
- Siavash does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Siavash a boy or a girl name?
- Siavash is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Siavash come from?
- Siavash is a Persian name, built on the root letters —.
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