آرشMuslim boy names
Meaning
Meaning uncertain; possibly linked with bear
The meaning or etymology is explicitly uncertain
- Origin / language
- Persian, Persian Mythology
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Persian names
Language and spelling
Arash has an older Avestan form and an uncertain proposed bear-root connection. Its familiar Iranian literary association is with an archer; the archer story does not make archer the proven literal etymology.
Sources
Meaning checked against the listed source.
Entry reviewed: 2026-10-26
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