The baby name Hormuz is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HOR-mooz (English: /ˈhɔːrmuz/; Persian: /hoɾmuz/).
Hormuz is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Hormuz is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HOR-mooz (English: /ˈhɔːrmuz/; Persian: /hoɾmuz/).
Hormuz is Persian in Origin.
Hormuz is the New Persian form of a venerable Iranian theonym ultimately from Avestan Ahura Mazdā, “Wise Lord,” the supreme deity of Zoroastrianism. Through Middle Persian the name appears as Ohrmazd/Ormazd and also as Hormizd/Hormuzd, with New Persian variants Hormoz and Hormuz. Related forms include Ormuzd, Ormuz, and the Greek/Latin Hormisdas; Armenian preserves a cognate, Aramazd. All carry the core sense of divine wisdom and lordship.
The name is prominent in late antique Iran: several Sasanian kings bore it (often styled Hormizd I–IV), and Greek and Latin sources transmitted it as Hormisdas - later borne by a Christian martyr and by Pope Hormisdas (6th century). In modern usage it survives among Iranian and Parsi communities, while the Island and Strait of Hormuz perpetuate the form in geography (medieval European “Ormus”). Connotations include wisdom, light, creation, and protective authority.
Hormuz is far from common. We have only 24 recorded uses of it on record, from 10 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Hormuz is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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