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Given name & surname · Ancient Greek · Greek

Καμβύσης

Καμβύσης (Kambū́sēs) is a masculine given name from Old Persian. It is used in Ancient Greek.

Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Cambyses.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Καμβύσης comes from Old Persian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Persian 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 (Kaᵐbūjiyaʰ).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Καμβύσης’s family of names

In Greek usage, Καμβύσης has a conventional equivalent in the English form CAMBYSES. In Ancient Greek usage, Καμβύσης has a transliteration in Kambúsēs. In Ancient Greek usage, Καμβύσης can be written in the Roman alphabet as Kambū́sēs.

Walk Καμβύσης’s family in the name graph

ΚαμβύσηςKambúsēsKambū́sēsKamvysisCambyses𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹Καμβῡ́σης

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Καμβύσης has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Persian roots to each of them.

Ancient GreekPersian

5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Spellings & scripts 3

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Persian

Fətəli

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Persian

Pezeshkian

Pezeshkian is a surname from Persian.

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Persian

Bəhmən

Bəhmən is a masculine given name from Classical Persian. It is used in Azerbaijani.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Persian

Baloch

Baloch is a surname, possibly from Baluchi, ultimately from Classical Persian.

No U.S. birth series

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Persian

Szeherezada

“child of the city”

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Persian

Alizadeh

“Ali” · “offspring”

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Persian

Behram

Behram is a given name from Persian.

No U.S. birth series

99% boys · 1% girls

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