Parvīz

Persian: [pɑrˈviːz]GenderMaleOriginWord/namePersianMeaning"fortunate", "victorious"Region of originPersia

Parvēz, Pērvaz, Parviz or Parvīs[1] (Persian: پرویز—پرویز in Nastaliq, meaning "fortunate, victorious"; Middle Persian: plwyc Parvēz, also ʾplwyc Abarvēz/Aparvēz), is a Persian male given name, mostly popular in Iran, Central Asia, South Asia and among Azeris. It is also a common surname.

Note: Parvēz, Parvez, Parvīz, Parwez, Parwiz, Pervaiz, Pervaz, Pervez, Perviz, Parvase, or Purvez are usually the same name but with different spellings. Furthermore, pronunciation between these different spellings are generally extremely similar or identical. All of these are ultimately derived from the Middle Persian name Peroz, of which there are many variations, such as Piruz, Phiroze, Feroze, etc.

Given name

Notable people who have this given name include:

Middle name

Surname

Notes

  1. ^ In the early new Persian and the eastern contemporary variants of the Persian language, there are two different vowels ī and ē which are shown by the same Perso-Arabic letter ی, and in the standard transliteration, both of them are usually transliterated as ī.

External links

  • Behind the Name: Iranian Names
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