Kayvan

Kayvan (also spelled Keyvan, Kayvon, Kaivon, Keivan, Kaywan, Kavon, or Kaevon [citation needed] Persian: کیوان) is a masculine given name and surname of Persian origin. It is a name for the planet Saturn. It is related to the word for Saturn in several ancient languages, including Kaimanu in Sumerian, Kajamānu in Akkadian, Kewwān in Syriac, Kiwan in Classical Mandaic, and "Kewan" (kywʾn') in Middle Persian. That a 16th-century high priest of Stakhr was named Azar Kayvan suggests that "Kayvan" was used as a name for a person in Iran as early as that time, particularly among followers of Zoroastrianism. To date "Kayvan" is a popular name among families following Zoroastrianism. Kayvan is distinct from the similar Persian word Kayhan, which means "universe", and is also used as a masculine given name. To English speakers, the spelling Kayvon is closest to the Persian pronunciation, [keivɒːn]. "Saturday", the day of Saturn, finds its Classical Persian equivalent in "Keyvānshid". Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Kaevon

Kayvan

Kayvon

Kavon

Keivan

Keyvan

Keywan

Surname

Kayvan

Keyvan

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dehkhoda Dictionary "Online" Archived 2014-12-17 at the Wayback Machine. No other meaning is given.
  2. ↑ Moin, Mohammad, (1997). Farhang-e Farsi (Persian Dictionary), Volume 6, p. 1644, Tehran, Amirkabir, ISBN 964-00-0164-3. No other meaning is given.
  3. ↑ "An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics - 1". dictionary.obspm.fr. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  4. ↑ ""Tikaboo Sumerian Dictionary"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  5. ↑ "Online Akkadian Dictionary" Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, Association Assyrophile de France.
  6. ↑ The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Volume 8, p. 36.
  7. ↑ "kˀwn (kewwān) n.m. Saturn". cal.huc.edu. The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon.
  8. ↑ A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary, D. N. MacKenzie, Oxford University Press, London, 1971, p. 51. "pdf" Archived 2012-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "Mithraism, it's [sic] Influence on Christianity", Iran Chamber Society.
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