Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yazdegerd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
yazdegerd
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Middle Persian male given name 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭫𐭲𐭩 (yzdklty) or 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 (Yazdegerd, Yazdgird), notably borne by several Sassanid kings.

Etymology

From 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭫𐭲𐭩 (yzdklty) / Middle Persian 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 (Yazdegerd, Yazdgird, literally “made by God”), from 𐭩𐭦𐭣 (Yazd) + 𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 (-gird, -kirt).

Inflected Forms

Yazdgerd (alternative) Yazdigird (alternative) Yazdagerd (alternative) Yazdagird (alternative) Yazdegird (alternative) Yazdekert (alternative) Yazdikert (alternative) Yazdakert (alternative) Yazdkert (alternative) Yazdekirt (alternative) Yazdikirt (alternative) Yazdakirt (alternative)

Questions

What does yazdegerd mean?
A transliteration of the Middle Persian male given name 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭫𐭲𐭩 (yzdklty) or 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 (Yazdegerd, Yazdgird), notably borne by several Sassanid kings.
Where does yazdegerd come from?
From 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭫𐭲𐭩 (yzdklty) / Middle Persian 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 (Yazdegerd, Yazdgird, literally “made by God”), from 𐭩𐭦𐭣 (Yazd) + 𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩 (-gird, -kirt).

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