Arash

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Persian/Farsi (Iran)

Meaning

the name of the legendary Iranian archer hero whose extraordinary feat defines the eastern boundary of Iran in Persian mythology; according to the story, when Persia was defeated and forced to cede territory to the Turanians, they agreed that the boundary would be set wherever an arrow shot from Mount Damavand landed at sunrise; Arash — the most skilled archer in all of Iran — shot his arrow with every last atom of his strength, and the arrow flew from morning until noon before landing on the far bank of the Oxus River in Central Asia, fixing a boundary that gave Iran its maximum territory; Arash died in the effort, spending his very life force in the arrow; the story makes Arash a supreme figure of self-sacrifice for the nation, and the name is a deeply patriotic Iranian masculine name expressing the ideal of dedication to one's people beyond all personal cost; its use has intensified since the Islamic Revolution as part of the revival of pre-Islamic Persian identity

Gender

male

Also spelled

Arasch