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Persian Christians have Arabic names indistinguishable from their Muslim neighbors. They can also use Arabic derivations of Christian names (such as saints' names), or Greek , Neo-Aramaic , or Armenian names, as most Christian Iranians are Iranian Armenians , although there are also Iranian Assyrians and Iranian Georgians.
The name Baku is widely believed to be derived from the old Persian names of the city Bad-kube, meaning "city where the wind blows", or Baghkuh, meaning "Mount of God". Arabic sources refer the city as Baku, Bakukh, Bakuya, and Bakuye, all of which seem to come from the original Persian name.
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The name Sakā was an Old Persian generic word for all Iranian speaking peoples, Scythians, ... This page was last edited on 1 January 2025, at 18:43 (UTC).
Old Persian is one of two directly attested Old Iranian ... and many Median names appear in Old Persian texts. ... This page was last edited on 7 January 2025, ...
No. Portrait Name Family relations Reign Notes Median Kingdom (678 BC–549 BC) ; 1 Deioces: 700–678 BC First known ruler of Media 2 Phraortes: Son of Deioces 678–625 BC
The name used in European languages (Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιμένης (Achaiménēs), Latin: Achaemenes) ultimately derives from Old Persian Haxāmaniš (𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁), as found together with Elamite 𒄩𒀝𒋡𒉽𒉡𒆜 (Ha-ak-ka-man-nu-iš or Hâkamannuiš) and Akkadian 𒀀𒄩𒈠𒉌𒅖𒀪 (A-ḫa-ma-ni-iš-ʾ ) in the non-contemporaneous trilingual Behistun ...