Siavash (name)

Siavash is an Iranian male given name. It was popularized by Siyâvash or Siyavash , 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:

Given 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 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

Surname

 * Baktash Siawash, Afghan Politician