The baby name Anoushirvan is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ɒnuːʃiːrˈvɒn/ — approx. ah-noo-SHEER-vahn.
Anoushirvan is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Anoushirvan is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ɒnuːʃiːrˈvɒn/ — approx. ah-noo-SHEER-vahn.
Anoushirvan is Persian in Origin.
Anoushirvan is a Persian masculine name from Middle Persian anōšag-ruwān, literally “immortal soul” (anōšag ‘immortal, imperishable’ + ruwān ‘soul, spirit’). In New Persian it appears as Anūšīrvān/Anūshirvān, with transliterations such as Anushirvan and Anoushirvan reflecting different romanization systems. The sense is “one of immortal soul” or “possessor of an imperishable spirit.”
The name is best known as the honorific of the Sasanian shahanshah Khosrow I Anushirvan (531–579 CE), lauded as a model of justice in Persian and Arabic literature, including Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh. As his epithet spread through Persianate culture, it entered Arabic and Ottoman usage and later South Asian naming via Persian and Parsi communities. Established variants include Anūshirvān, Anushirvan, Anoushirvan, Noushirvan/Naushirvan, Nushirwan, Nosherwan, and Nausherwan; related patronymics like Nosherwanji occur among Parsis. Usage today remains uncommon but enduring in Iran and the diaspora.
Anoushirvan is vanishingly rare. We count just 5 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR | Boys | 0 | #561 | 5 | 10,162 |
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