Keyumars as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Keyumars

What is the meaning of the name Keyumars ?

The baby name Keyumars is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KAY-oo-mars; IPA: /keɪˈuːmɑːrs/.

Keyumars is Persian in Origin.

Keyumars is a Persian male name rooted in Avestan and Middle Persian tradition. It descends from Avestan elements gaya “life” + mareta “mortal,” yielding Middle Persian Gayōmard and New Persian Keyumars/Keyomars, typically glossed as “mortal life” or “the first mortal.” In Zoroastrian cosmology Gayōmard is the primordial man; in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, Keyumars appears as the first world-king, a culture-bringer who dwells in the mountains and dons leopard skin, anchoring the name in Iranian myth and literature.

Modern usage is concentrated in Iran and among the diaspora, where it functions as a dignified, heritage-affirming given name rather than a common everyday choice. Notable variants and transliterations include Keyomars, Kayumars, Kayomarth, Kaiumars, Gayomard, and Gayomart; the Persian spelling is کیومرث. Related forms across traditions echo the same root meaning of mortality and life, framing Keyumars as a name evoking origins, endurance, and cultural memory.

⚙ Keyumars is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 2 recorded uses, across 1 country.