Artashir as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Artashir

What is the meaning of the name Artashir ?

The baby name Artashir is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ɑrˈtɑʃɪr/ (ar-TAH-sheer).

Artashir is Persian in Origin.

Artashir is an Iranian royal name of Middle Persian origin (Ardašīr/Ardaxšīr), deriving from the Iranian root arta/asha “truth, right order” combined with a term for “rule, dominion” (< Old Persian xšaθra). The composite conveys senses such as “righteous ruler” or “whose reign is through truth.” Later folk etymology linked the second element to New Persian šir “lion,” but scholars consider that secondary. Attested for Ardashir I (r. 224–242), founder of the Sasanian Empire, and for later Sasanian kings II and III, the name spread across late antique Iran and neighboring cultures. Forms include Ardashir and Ardeshir (New Persian), Ardaxšīr/Ardašīr (Pahlavi), Artashir or Artašir (Armenian usage), and Arabic Ardashīr. It survives among Iranians and Zoroastrian Parsis, and appears in historical toponyms like Ardashir-Khwarrah. Related cognates include Old Persian Artaxšaça (Greek Artaxerxes), sharing the arta + xša- structure.

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