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Gender Masculine
Usage Uzbek (Rare)
Scripts Полвон(Uzbek Cyrillic)
Other Forms FormsПалвон (Palvon), Полван (Polvan)
Meaning & History
Uzbek form of Palvan, which is a medieval Persian contraction of the Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon).In Uzbek, polvon is also a word that can mean "strong, heroic, brave" (adjective) and "strong man, wrestler" (noun). It is derived from the same root as the aforementioned Persian name Pahlavan, so ultimately, there is no etymological difference between the two.