Given name · Persian
کیوان
“regular, usual, steady, staying, abiding always”
کیوان (keyvân) is a masculine given name from Middle Persian, ultimately from Akkadian. It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left.
Meaning & origin
What it means
کیوان goes back to Akkadian 𒊕𒍑 (SAG.UŠ), meaning “regular, usual, steady, staying, abiding always.”
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Where it comes from
کیوان comes from Middle Persian, and ultimately from Akkadian.
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How it developed
From Middle Persian kywʾn' (kēwān), from Akkadian 𒊕𒍑 (SAG.UŠ, “regular, usual, steady, staying, abiding always”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
کیوان’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named کیوان
- Kayvan NovakBritish actorborn 1978
- Ken JebsenGerman radio host, conspiracy theorist and web content creatorborn 1966
- Keivan GhanbarzadehIranian high jumperborn 1990
- Kayvon ZandAmerican nightlife personality and musicianborn 2000
- Keyvan KhosrovaniIranian architect, lighting designer, fashion designer (1938-2026)
- Keyvan VahdaniIranian footballer (1991-2019)
- Keywan KarimiIranian independent filmmaker of Kurdish descentborn 1985
- Keivan SaketIranian musician and composerborn 1961
- Keivan AmraeiIranian football playerborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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