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View Name: Jamshid


JAMSHID
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Iranian, Persian Mythology
OTHER SCRIPTS: جمشید (Persian)
Meaning & History
Modern Persian form of Avestan Yima Kshaeta, which meant "shining JAM". This was the name of a mythological king of Persia. He is known as either Jamshid or Jam, where Jamshid is a combination of his original name and an honourific.
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VARIANTS: Jamsheed, Jamshed, Jamshad (Iranian), Yima Kshaeta, Jamsheed, Jamshed (Persian Mythology)
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