Artaxerxes

Gender Masculine
Usage Old Persian (Hellenized), Biblical, History
Scripts 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠(Old Persian) Ἀρταξέρξης(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Greek form of the Old Persian name 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (Artaxšaça) meaning "reign through truth", derived from 𐎠𐎼𐎫 (arta) meaning "truth" and 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaçam) meaning "reign, kingdom" [1]. This was the name of several Achaemenid Persian rulers. It was also borne by the founder of the Sasanian Empire, usually known by the Middle Persian form Ardashir.

Related Names

VariantArtaxshaça(Old Persian)
Other Languages & CulturesArdashir(Middle Persian) Ardeshir(Persian)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Images

Relief depicting Artaxerxes IIIRelief depicting Artaxerxes III ©

Sources & References

  1. Page at https://iranicaonline.org/articles/artaxerxes-throne-name-of-several-persian-kings-of-the-achaemenid-dynasty.
Entry updated April 23, 2024