Siavash or Siyavash () is an Iranian male given name. It was popularized by Siyâvash () or Siavash (), a legendary prince who is a major figure in Ferdowsi's epic, the Shahnameh.

Notable people with the name Siavash, Siyâvash, or various other transliterations from Persian/Azerbaijani languages include:

Siavash (name)

Siyawush, Iranian officer who served as the head of the Sasanian army during the second reign of the Sasanian shah Kavad I (r. 498–531) Siyavakhsh, Iranian aristocrat from the House of Mihran who was descended from Bahram Chobin, the famous spahbed of the Sasanian Empire

Siavash (name)

Siavash Akbarpour, Iranian football player and coach

Siavash Alamouti, Iranian scientist

Siavash Daneshvar, Iranian activist

Siavash Ghomayshi, Iranian musician, singer and song writer

Siavash Hagh Nazari, Iranian professional footballer

Siavash Kasrai, Iranian poet, literary critic and novelist

Siavash Shahshahani, Iranian mathematician

Siavash Shams, Iranian singer, songwriter, record producer

Siavash Yazdani, Iranian professional footballer

Siyâvush Beg Gorji, Iranian illustrator of Georgian origin

Siyavush Novruzov, Azerbaijani politician

See also

Siyavuş Pasha, several Ottoman persons

References

Persian masculine given names

Masculine given names

Siavash (name)