Given name · Hindi
ख़ुर्शीद
ख़ुर्शीद (xurśīd) is a masculine given name from Classical Persian, ultimately from Proto-Iranian. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: xurśīd.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
ख़ुर्शीद comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Proto-Iranian.
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How it developed
From Classical Persian خورشید (xuršēd<span class="Zsym mention" style="font-size:100%;"> / </span>xoršid), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭫𐭱𐭩𐭲 (ḥwlšyt), from Proto-Iranian *huHarxšaytah, built from Proto-Iranian *húHar + *xšaytah.
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ख़ुर्शीद’s family of names
In Hindi usage, ख़ुर्शीद shares an earlier linguistic root with ख़्वुरशेद. In Hindi usage, ख़ुर्शीद can be written in the Roman alphabet as xurśīd.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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