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Thanks for all the pointers. How common are Persian names among Indian Zoroastrians? There was a recent thread by an Iranian historian on how Achaemenid king na

by falaki 4y ago

Thanks for all the pointers. How common are Persian names among Indian Zoroastrians? There was a recent thread by an Iranian historian on how Achaemenid king names were forgotten in Iran. Is Proshat a common name? <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parysatis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parysatis> among Indian Parsis?

unmole 4y ago
Cyrus is a fairy popular name. And I know a Darius too. Never heard of a Proshat though.
yazaddaruvala 4y ago
Umm, I’d say Zoroastrian names (or ancient Persian names) are very common. It’s not clear to me that any modern “Persian” names are even similar. If you’d like a list: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Zoroastrianism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Zoroastriani.... But note while my name is unchanged from the list many of them can be variations. For example, “Farman” is not a modern name. The variation “Farhan” is extremely common. So small things like that.