Afshin

Afshin is a common Persian given name derived from Avestan. Afshin was used by the Sogdians. Historically, it was the title of the rulers of Principality of Ushrusana in Transoxiana before the Muslim conquest of Persia.

Etymology

Afšīn is form of the Middle Persian Pišīn, which traces back to Avestan Pisinah. In Persian mythology, it is the name of a grandson of Kay Kawad found as a proper name attested by Armenian historians in the form Ōšin.

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Afshin Bey, Seljuk general.
Afshin Ellian, Iranian-Dutch professor of law, philosopher, poet, and critic of political Islam
Afshin Esmaeilzadeh, Iranian footballer
Afshin Feiz, Iranian-born British photographer and ex fashion designer
Afshin Ghaffarian, Iranian choreographer, director, dancer, and actor
Afshin Ghotbi, Iranian football coach
Afshin Habibzadeh, Iranian workers' rights activist and reformist politician
Afshin Hajipour, Iranian footballer
Afshin Jafari (singer), full name Afshin Jafari, Iranian pop star
Afshin Kamaei, Iranian footballer
Afshin Kazemi, Iranian futsal player
Afshin Marashi, Iranian-American historian
Afshin Moghaddam, Iranian singer
Afshin Mohebbi, Iranian-born United States businessman
Afshin Molavi, Iranian-American author and expert on global geo-political risk and geo-economics, particularly the Middle East and Asia
Afshin Naghouni, Iranian-born British visual artist
Afshin Nazemi, Iranian football player and coach
Afshin Peyrovani, Iranian footballer and a football coach
Afshin Norouzi, Iranian table tennis player
Afshin Rattansi, British broadcaster, journalist and author
Afshin Sadeghi, Iranian handball player
Afshin Zinouri, Iranian voice actor who is known for Persian voice-dubbing foreign films and TV programs

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