Kayumars as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kayumars

What is the meaning of the name Kayumars ?

The baby name Kayumars is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KAY-oo-mars,/keɪjuːˈmɑːrs/.

Kayumars is Persian in Origin.

From Avestan Gaya Marətan via Middle Persian Gayōmard, Kayumars (Persian: کیومرث) means “living mortal” or “mortal life,” denoting the primordial human in Iranian myth. In Zoroastrian cosmology, Gayōmard is the first man whose seed gives rise to humankind; in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh he also appears as the first shah, inaugurating the Pishdadian line. The name therefore carries connotations of beginnings, kingship, and cosmic order, and it is traditionally masculine.

As a given name, Kayumars is uncommon but culturally resonant across the Persianate world (Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan) and among the diaspora, with periodic revivals alongside interest in classical literature and art - famously depicted in “The Court of Kayumars.” Variants and transliterations include Keyumars, Kayomarz, Kayumarth; scholarly forms based on earlier stages are Gayomart, Gayōmard, and Gayumard. Related diminutives are rare, and the name is typically used in full to preserve its epic tone.

⚙ Kayumars turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.