Etymology of Achaemenian Kings Name

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

ali aziziyan ¹ (دانشجوی دوره دکتری رشته تاریخ واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران)

Received: 2015-12-26 Accepted : 2015-12-26 Published : 2011-12-22

Keywords: Achaemenian kings, Cyrus, Cambyses, Bardia, Darius, Xerxes, Artaxerxes,

Abstract :

In the old ancient history of Iran country ,the same name for different people in the length of time.kings of Iran like Egyptian and Assyrian’s kings , used their ancestor’s names , for example , Okhoos named himself “DariusII” and kodman named himself “DariudIII” and Besoos named himself “ArtaxerxesIV”. Iranian special names were according to their esteem, reputation and magnificence . Each name had an inheritance of old times that with individual identity and the culture of that territory.Some of Iranian names have been changed as result of intermingle with Grecian language.  Names are a symbol of culture in society and for protecting cultural inheritance , it is completely necessary to record these names that are used currently today .In this text meanings , etymology and derivational case of  Achaemanian king’s name have been mentioned. And with the reference of historian reports , inscriptions,  interpretations and opinions of Orientals  that have had researches in this cases the matter will be researched