Siavash (Persian: سياوش) is an Iranian male given name. It was popularized by Siyâvash (Persian: سیاوش) or Siyavash (Persian: سياووش), a legendary prince who is a major figure in Ferdowsi's epic, the Shahnameh.
Notable people with the name Siavash, Siyâvash, or various other transliterations from Persian/Azerbaijani languages include:
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Mononym
Siyawush, Iranian officer who served as the head of the Sasanian army during the second reign of the Sasanian shah Kavad I (r. 498–531)
Siyavakhsh, Iranian aristocrat from the House of Mihran who was descended from Bahram Chobin, the famous spahbed of the Sasanian Empire
Siyâvush Beg Gorji (fl. 16th century), Iranian illustrator
Siyavosh Beg (died 1650s), Safavid military commander and official
Given name
Siavash Akbarpour, Iranian football player and coach
Siavash Alamouti, Iranian-born Canadian and American business executive
Sayavush Aslan (1935–2013), Azerbaijani actor
Siavash Bakhtiarizadeh (born 1961), Iranian football manager
Siavash Daneshvar, Iranian activist
Siavosh Derakhti (born 1991), Swedish activist
Siavash Fani, Canadian graphic designer
Siavash Ghomayshi, Iranian musician, singer and song writer
Siavash Hagh Nazari, Iranian professional footballer
Sayavush Hasanov (1964–1992), Azerbaijani soldier and construction worker
Siavash Kasrai, Iranian poet, literary critic and novelist
Siyavosh Mozayani
Siyavush Novruzov, Azerbaijani politician
Siavash Saffari, professor
Siavash Shahshahani, Iranian mathematician
Siavash Shams, Iranian singer, songwriter, record producer
Siavash Teimouri (born 1937), Iranian architect and activist
Siavash Yazdani, Iranian professional footballer
Surname
Aydan Siyavuş (1947–1998), Turkish basketball coach
Baktash Siawash, Afghan Politician
Kayvan Soufi Siavash (born 1966), Iranian-German radio host