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Given name · Syriac

ܢܪܣܝ

ܢܪܣܝ (Narsay) is a masculine given name from Middle Persian. It is used in Classical Syriac.

SyriacWritten in Syriac script, read right to left. In English: Narses.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

ܢܪܣܝ comes from Middle Persian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

ܢܪܣܝ’s family of names

In Classical Syriac usage, ܢܪܣܝ shares a linguistic root with the Parthian form 𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅. In Classical Syriac usage, ܢܪܣܝ can be written in the Roman alphabet as NARSAY. In Classical Syriac usage, ܢܪܣܝ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Narses.

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ܢܪܣܝNarses𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅

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Around the world

ܢܪܣܝ has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Persian roots to each of them.

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3 related names in 3 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. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 3

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

Similar names

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No U.S. birth series

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Bəhmən

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

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Baloch

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Persian

Szeherezada

“child of the city”

No U.S. birth series

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Persian

Alizadeh

“Ali” · “offspring”

No U.S. birth series

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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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