Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. ZURK-seez(English)  [keyIPA]

Meaning & History

Greek form of the Old Persian name 饜帶饜弫饜幑饜帬饜幖饜弫饜帬 (X拧ayar拧a), which meant "ruler over heroes". This was the name of a 5th-century BC king of Persia, the son of Darius the Great. He attempted an invasion of Greece, which ended unsuccessfully at the battle of Salamis.

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VariantsKhshayarsha, Xshayarsha(Old Persian)
Other Languages & CulturesAhasuerus(Biblical) 'Achashwerosh(Biblical Hebrew)

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Entry updated December 7, 2022