Kasrah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kasrah

What is the meaning of the name Kasrah ?

The baby name Kasrah is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAS-rah; IPA: /ˈkæs.rɑ/ (also heard as /kɑs.rɑ/).

Kasrah is Persian in Origin.

Kasrah is a Persian-derived masculine name, a variant spelling of Kasra/Kasrā (کسری), cognate with Arabic Kisrā, the title applied to Sasanian monarchs. It is ultimately connected to Middle Persian Khusraw/Khosrow, traced to Old Iranian hu- ‘good’ + srava- ‘fame, renown,’ yielding senses like ‘of good fame,’ and by extension ‘sovereign’ or ‘emperor.’ The final -h reflects older transcriptions of long ā or Arabic orthography.

Used in Iran and the wider Persianate world, the name evokes royal prestige through figures such as Khosrow I Anūshirvān and Khosrow II Parvīz, remembered in history and Persian literature; Arabic sources often call them Kisrā. Variants include Kasra, Kisra, Khosrow, Khusrau, Khusraw, Cosroe, and Chosroes. Note that Arabic kasrah/ كسرة is also the term for the “i” vowel diacritic and a common noun meaning “fragment,” a separate etymology. Contemporary use remains uncommon yet recognizable among Iranian and diaspora families.

⚙ Kasrah is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 5 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 1 country.