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Gender Masculine
Usage Persian
Scripts جوانشیر(Persian)
Other Forms FormsJavansheer, Javanshir, Jivanshir, Jovanshir, Juvansher, Juvanshir
Meaning & History
Means "young lion", derived from the Persian adjective جوان (javan) meaning "young, youthful" (ultimately from Middle Persian ǰuwān) combined with the Persian noun شیر (sher) meaning "lion" (see Sher).Notable bearers of this name include a Sasanian prince and a prince of Caucasian Albania, both of whom lived in the 7th century AD.