The baby name Artaxerxes is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ɑːrˌtæk.sərkˈsiːz/ (ar-TACK-serk-seez).
Artaxerxes is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Artaxerxes is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ɑːrˌtæk.sərkˈsiːz/ (ar-TACK-serk-seez).
Artaxerxes is Persian in Origin.
Artaxerxes is the Greek form (Artaxérxēs) of an Old Persian royal name, Artaxšaça, built from arta ‘truth, right order’ (Avestan aša) and xšaça ‘rule, dominion’. The sense is “he who rules by truth,” often paraphrased as “righteous ruler” or “just sovereignty.” The Latinized spelling matches the Greek, and the name entered many languages through biblical and classical transmission.
It titled several Achaemenid Great Kings - Artaxerxes I (Longimanus), II (Mnemon), and III (Ochus) - and appears in Ezra and Nehemiah as a Persian monarch. Through Middle Persian it yielded Ardašīr/Ardeshir (borne by the Sasanian founder), while Armenian preserves Artashes/Artaxias; Spanish biblical tradition has Artajerjes. Despite its length, the name remains rare today, evoking imperial Persia and scholarly antiquity; related or regional variants offer usable alternatives while keeping the core meaning of just, orderly rule.
Artaxerxes barely registers. Across 4 countries, we found just 6 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
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