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Berzan

Quick answerBerzan is a Kurdish given name meaning "high place" or "elevated ground," derived from the Kurdish root *berz* (meaning "high" or "tall").

Kurdish · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#4,790
TrendFalling ↓
Peak year2010
Syllables2
OriginKurdish
LanguageKurdish
CultureKurdish
ReligionYazidi/Islam
Letters6
Numerology3 Chaldean 22
Global rank#618

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Berzan

Berzan is a Kurdish given name meaning "high place" or "elevated ground," derived from the Kurdish root *berz* (meaning "high" or "tall").

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Etymology

Berzan is a Kurdish given name meaning "high place" or "elevated ground," derived from the Kurdish root *berz* (meaning "high" or "tall"). It is primarily used in Kurdish culture and among Yazidi and Muslim communities, with notable historical context as the name of Berzan, a 19th-century Yazidi prince and religious leader who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire.

Berzan currently ranks #4,790 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2010.

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