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Xerxes: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“ruler over heroes”
زرکسیز
خشایارشا
What Xerxes means
Xerxes (زرکسیز, Persian خشایارشا) is a Parsi boy’s name that means “ruler over heroes”. Source: Justi, Iranisches Namenbuch, Xšayāršan.
Xerxes at a glance
- Meaning
- ruler over heroes
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Persian
- Faith
- Parsi
- Say it
- zurk-seez
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- X · ز
Meaning of Xerxes
- In English
- ruler over heroes
- اردو میں معنی
- بہادروں پر حکمرانی کرنے والا
Origin and history of Xerxes
Old Persian Xšayāršā, from xšaya- 'ruling' + aršan 'hero, male' (Justi). Xerxes is the Greek form.
Xerxes I, son of Darius I, ruled the Achaemenid empire from 486 to 465 BCE.
How to say and write Xerxes
- Say it
- zurk-seez2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Xerxes
- Urdu
- زرکسیز
- Original script
- خشایارشا
- Other spellings
- Khashayar
Sibling names for Xerxes
Parsi girl names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Xerxes.
- Banoبانوlady; princessGirlPersian
- Gordafaridگردآفریدcreated a hero (proposed)GirlPersian
- HomaiہمائیMeaning disputedGirlPersian
- Humaہماthe huma, a bird of good fortuneGirlPersian
- MandanaمانداناMeaning disputedGirlPersian
- Shahnazشہنازpride of the king (proposed)GirlPersian
- Afsanehافسانہa tale; a legendGirlPersian
- Avanآبانthe waters; name of the yazata of watersGirlPersian
Names like Xerxes
- ArashآرشMeaning disputedBoyAvestan (Old Iranian)
- Ardeshirاردشیرwhose rule is through truthBoyPersian
- Arshamآرشامhaving a hero's strengthBoyPersian
- AshkanاشکانMeaning disputedBoyPersian
- BardiaبردیاMeaning disputedBoyPersian
- CyrusسائرسMeaning disputedBoyPersian
- Daraداراholder; possessor; sovereignBoyPersian
- Dariusداریوشholding firm the goodBoyPersian
- Dinshawدین شاہking of the faith (proposed)BoyPersian
- FaredoonفریدونMeaning disputedBoyAvestan (Old Iranian)
Questions about the name Xerxes
What does the name Xerxes mean?
Xerxes means “ruler over heroes”. In Urdu: بہادروں پر حکمرانی کرنے والا. Source: Justi, Iranisches Namenbuch (1895).
Is Xerxes a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Xerxes is a boy’s name.
Is Xerxes a Parsi name?
Yes. Xerxes is used by Parsi families. It is of Persian origin. Old Persian Xšayāršā, from xšaya- 'ruling' + aršan 'hero, male' (Justi). Xerxes is the Greek form.
How do you pronounce Xerxes?
Say it “zurk-seez”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Xerxes in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Xerxes is written زرکسیز. In its original script: خشایارشا.
What are other spellings of Xerxes?
Xerxes is also spelled Khashayar.
Is the meaning of Xerxes verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.