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.

People

;Given name
  • 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, 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
;Surname