Meanings
alternative Khosro · alternative Khusrow · alternative Khusro · alternative Khosrau · alternative Khusrau · alternative Khusraw · alternative Middle Persian Husraw · alternative Latin Chosroes · alternative Latin Osroes · alternative Armenian Khosrov · alternative Armenian Xosrov · alternative Haosravangha
- A male given name from Persian, used as a transliteration of names of various rulers
Origin
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsućráwās
- Proto-Iranian*Hhucráwāh“renowned, famous”
- Old Median*Husravah
- Middle Persian𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩
- Classical Persianخُسْرَو
- Iranian Persianخُسْرَو
- EnglishKhosrow
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.
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Khosrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khosrow
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