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Khosrow

“renowned, famous”

Language contexts for this entry: English, Danish

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Origin: Classical Persian
2 language contexts: English Danish
Follow the evidence: 3 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Khosrow

Khosrow is a masculine given name documented in English and Danish. English Wiktionary traces it to Classical Persian خُسْرَو, with the stated meaning “renowned, famous”.

Classical Persian origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “renowned, famous”

Borrowed from Iranian Persian خُسْرَو (xosrow), from Classical Persian خُسْرَو (xusraw), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩 (hwslwdy /⁠Husrōy⁠/), 𐮰𐮵𐮽𐮹𐮵𐮱𐮵 (hwslwb' /⁠Husrav⁠/), from Old Median *Husravah, from Proto-Iranian *Hhucráwāh (“renowned, famous”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsućráwās.

Sources for this account (3)

Wiktionary: KhosrowCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: KhosrowCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: KhosrowCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Wiktionary: KhosrowCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: KhosrowCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: KhosrowCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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About Khosrow

Khosrow is a masculine given name documented in English and Danish. English Wiktionary traces it to Classical Persian خُسْرَو, with the stated meaning “renowned, famous”.

Classical Persian origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “renowned, famous”

Sources for this account (3)

Wiktionary: KhosrowCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: KhosrowCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: KhosrowCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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Documented as a given name in English.

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4 of 11 countries

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms3

Wiktionary: KhosrowCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: KhosrowCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: KhosrowCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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A story to pass on.

About Khosrow

Classical Persian origin

Where Khosrow is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page