Given name
Khosrow
“renowned, famous”
Khosrow is a masculine given name from Iranian Persian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Khosrow goes back to Proto-Iranian *Hhucráwāh, meaning “renowned, famous.”
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Where it comes from
Khosrow comes from Iranian Persian, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian.
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How it developed
From Iranian Persian خُسْرَو, from Classical Persian خُسْرَو, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 (hwslwdy), from Old Median *Husravah, from Proto-Iranian *Hhucráwāh (“renowned, famous”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsućráwās.
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Khosrow’s family of names
In English usage, Khosrow has a related form in KHOSRO. In English usage, Khosrow has a related form in Chosroes. In English usage, Khosrow has a related form in Haosravangha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Khosrow
- Khosrow IShahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 531 to 579501–579
- Khosrow IIThe 24th Sassanid emperor (590–628)570–628
- Osroes IParthian king50–129
- Khosrow IIIClaimant of the Sassanid Empire (629–630)600–629
- Khosrow IVThe temporary ruler of the Sassanid Empire (630–632)600–631
- KhosrowSassanid Ruler
- Khosrow SinaiIranian film director, screenwriter, and composer (1941–2020)
- Khosrow ShakibaiIranian actor1944–2008
- Khosrow GolsorkhiIranian journalist, poet, and communist activist (1944–1974)
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