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Khosrow

Khosrow proper noun: a male given name from Persian, used as a transliteration of names of various rulers.

Proper noun

Khosrow

  1. A male given name from Persian, used as a transliteration of names of various rulers

Forms of Khosrow

alternative formKhosro
alternative formKhusrow
alternative formKhusro
alternative formKhosrau
alternative formKhusrau
alternative formKhusraw
alternative Middle PersianHusraw
alternative LatinChosroes
alternative LatinOsroes
alternative ArmenianKhosrov
alternative ArmenianXosrov
alternative formHaosravangha

Origin of Khosrow

Borrowed from Iranian Persian خُسْرَو (xosrow), from Classical Persian خُسْرَو (xusraw), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 (hwslwdy /⁠Husrōy⁠/), 𐮰𐮵𐮽𐮹𐮵𐮱𐮵 (hwslwb' /⁠Husrav⁠/), from Old Median *Husravah, from Proto-Iranian *Hhucráwāh (“renowned, famous”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsućráwās.

Questions about Khosrow

What does Khosrow mean?
Khosrow means a male given name from Persian, used as a transliteration of names of various rulers.
What part of speech is Khosrow?
Khosrow is a proper noun.

Words near Khosrow in the dictionary

  1. Khosravi
  2. Khosrovian
  3. Khosrovians
  4. Khosrovyan
  5. Khosrovyans
  6. Khosrow
  7. Khosrowshahi
  8. Khost
  9. khot
  10. Khotan
  11. Khotanese

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