Yazdegerd

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A transliteration of the Middle Persian male given name 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭫𐭲𐭩 (yzdklty) or 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 (Yazdegerd, Yazdgird), notably borne by several Sassanid kings.

Word forms

Yazdegerd Yazdgerd Yazdigird Yazdagerd Yazdagird Yazdegird Yazdekert Yazdikert Yazdakert Yazdkert Yazdekirt Yazdikirt Yazdakirt Yazdkirt Yezdegerd Yezdegird Yezdekert Yezdekirt

Etymology

From 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭫𐭲𐭩 (yzdklty) / Middle Persian 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 (Yazdegerd, Yazdgird, literally “made by God”), from 𐭩𐭦𐭣 (Yazd) + 𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 (-gird, -kirt).

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