Siavash (name)

SiavashGender| Male

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Origin
Word/name| Persian
Meaning| from Avestan " Syâvaršan", the one with black stallions[1]

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.

Notable people with the name Siavash, Siyâvash, or various other transliterations from Persian/Farsi/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

* Siavash Akbarpour, Iranian football player and coach
* Siavash Alamouti, Iranian scientist
* Siavash Daneshvar, Iranian activist
* Siavash Ghomayshi, Iranian musician, singer and song writer
* Siavash Hagh Nazari, Iranian professional footballer
* Siavash Kasrai, Iranian poet, literary critic and novelist
* Siavash Shahshahani, Iranian mathematician
* Siavash Shams, Iranian singer, songwriter, record producer
* Siavash Yazdani, Iranian professional footballer

* Siyâvush Beg Gorji, Iranian illustrator of Georgian origin
* Siyavush Novruzov, Azerbaijani politician

## See also[edit]

* 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[edit]

1. ^ KAYĀNIĀN vi. Siiāuuaršan, Siyāwaxš, Siāvaš, Encyclopedia Iranica

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