Darvish

Darvish (also Darvish or Darvich; in Persian: درويش) is a given name and a surname. It is an alternate transliteration of the Persian word "dervish", referring to a Sufi aspirant.

People named Darvish or Darvich include:


 * Darvish Fakhr (born 1969), Canadian-born Iranian-American painter
 * Darvish Khan (1872–1926), Persian classical musician
 * Darvish Mohammad Khan (died 1551), Khan of Sheki (1524–1551)
 * Amir Darvish, American actor
 * Kenji Darvish, a member of the Japanese visual kei "air" rock band Golden Bomber
 * Khashyar Darvich, American documentary film producer and director
 * Saeko Darvish (born 1986), Japanese actress; ex-wife of
 * Yu Darvish (born 1986), Japanese pitcher in Major League Baseball