Given name · Persian
جمشید
“Yama; twin, pair”·“bright, shining”
جمشید (jamšēd) is a masculine given name from Middle Persian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left.
Meaning & origin
What it means
جمشید is built from elements meaning “Yama; twin, pair” and “bright, shining”.
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Where it comes from
جمشید comes from Middle Persian, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Old Persian *Yamaxšaitah, from Avestan 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European *yemHós, built from Proto-Iranian *yamHáh (“Yama; twin, pair”) + *xšaytah (“bright, shining”).
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جمشید’s family of names
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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