Given name · Persian · Urdu
اسفندیار
“given by Amesha Spenta”
اسفندیار (esfandiyâr) is a masculine given name from Middle Persian, ultimately from Avestan. It is used in Urdu and Persian.
Persian and UrduWritten in Arabic script, read right to left.
Meaning & origin
What it means
اسفندیار goes back to Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬥𐬙𐬋𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬀, meaning “given by Amesha Spenta.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
اسفندیار comes from Middle Persian, and ultimately from Avestan.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬥𐬙𐬋𐬜𐬁𐬙𐬀 (“given by Amesha Spenta”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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