Seyavush as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Seyavush

What is the meaning of the name Seyavush ?

The baby name Seyavush is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced SAY-ah-voosh (approx.; IPA: /seɪˈɑːvuʃ/).

Seyavush is Persian in Origin.

Seyavush is a Persian male name of Old Iranian origin, from the Avestan-form Syāvaršan, literally “possessing black stallions” (siyā “black, dark” + varšan “stallion, horse”), yielding Middle Persian Siyāwakhsh and New Persian Siyāvaš. The sense evokes nobility, vigor, and auspicious cavalry imagery central to early Iranian culture.

In literature the name belongs to Siyāvash, the virtuous prince of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh: son of Kay Kāvus, vindicated by trial by fire, exiled to Turan, husband of Farangis, and father of Kay Khosrow, later martyred by Afrāsiyāb. As a cultural symbol of innocence and just suffering, Seyavush has been used across the Persianate world and Central Asia. Common variants and transliterations include Siavash, Siyavash, Siavosh, Siyavosh, Seyavash, Siyavush, Siyawash, Siyawush; Turkish Siyavuş; and Tajik/Russian-influenced Siyavush. Usage today persists in Iran and the diaspora.

⚙ Seyavush is a genuine rarity. We hold just 1 recorded use of it, from 1 country.