Hormuzd as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hormuzd

What is the meaning of the name Hormuzd ?

The baby name Hormuzd is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HOR-moozd (IPA: /horˈmuːzd/ or /hɔrˈmʌzd/).

Hormuzd is Persian in Origin.

Hormuzd is a masculine given name of Iranian origin, stemming from Middle Persian Ohrmazd, the vernacular form of Avestan Ahura Mazdā, the supreme god of Zoroastrianism. It literally means “Wise Lord” (ahura “lord” + mazda “wisdom/insight”), and appears in New Persian as Hormozd/Hormoz. The name entered various languages through imperial and ecclesiastical contact, yielding Greek/Latin renderings such as Oromazes/Ormuzd.

In late antiquity it was borne by several Sasanian monarchs - Hormizd I, II, III and IV - cementing its prestige. Through Syriac and Greek channels it became Hormisdas, the name of a 6th-century pope and several Eastern Christian saints (e.g., Rabban Hormizd), which also encouraged use among Assyrian and Chaldean Christians. Today it survives chiefly in Iranian and Parsi communities, with echoes in toponyms like the Strait of Hormuz. Variants: Hormizd, Hormuzd, Hormozd, Hormuz, Ormuzd, Ormizd, Ohrmazd, Hormisdas.

⚙ Hormuzd is exceptionally rare. There are only 1 recorded use on record, spread over 1 country.