Gender Masculine
Usage Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Scripts ایشتوویگو(Persian)
Other Forms FormsIshtovigu
Meaning & History
Hellenized form of Old Persian Ishtovigu or Ištovigu, which apparently derives from Old Iranian rishti vaiga, meaning "swinging the spear". This was the name of a Median king, who lived in the 6th century BC.