Save Gender Masculine Usage Persian, Persian Mythology Scripts ایرج(Persian) Other Forms Forms*Airya-ča (Old Persian), Ēreǰ Meaning & History From the Middle Persian Ērič, derived from ēr meaning "an Iranian" or "noble". In Persian traditional history he was the youngest son of Fereydoun and the eponymous hero of the Iranians. Ultimately this name is cognate to Arya 1.