The baby name Ardavan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Persian IPA: /æɾdævɒːn/; English respelling: ar-DAH-vahn.
Ardavan is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Ardavan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Persian IPA: /æɾdævɒːn/; English respelling: ar-DAH-vahn.
Ardavan is Persian in Origin.
Ardavan (Persian: اردوان) is a Persian male name derived from Middle Persian Ardavān/Artavān, ultimately from Old Iranian arta- ‘truth, right order’ plus the possessive suffix -vān ‘possessor’. It thus means ‘righteous, truthful,’ or ‘one who upholds order.’ The element arta corresponds to Avestan aša/arta, the concept of cosmic truth central to Zoroastrian thought.
Ardavan was borne by several Parthian (Arsacid) kings, whose names were recorded in Greek and Latin as Artabanos/Artabanus. The name appears in classical Persian literature, including Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, and continues in modern use in Iran and Persian-speaking communities abroad. Common variants and transliterations include Ardavān (with long ā), Ardawan, Ardavan, and the Hellenized/Latin forms Artaban, Artabanos/Artabanus. Related forms in scholarly transcription are Artavān and Ardawān. The name conveys a dignified, traditional aura while remaining distinctive today.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| IR | 0 | #227 | 5 | 4,221 | |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #450 | 103 | 10,162 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 |
Ardavan is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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