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Fravash

Quick answerFravash derives from Avestan "fravarti," meaning "to choose" or "to aid," and refers to the divine spirit or guardian angel in Zoroastrian theology.

Avestan/Persian · Not verified · 2 syllables

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Syllables2
OriginAvestan/Persian
LanguageAvestan
CultureIranian
ReligionZoroastrianism
Letters7
Numerology3 Chaldean 8

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About the name Fravash

Fravash derives from Avestan "fravarti," meaning "to choose" or "to aid," and refers to the divine spirit or guardian angel in Zoroastrian theology.

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Etymology

Fravash derives from Avestan "fravarti," meaning "to choose" or "to aid," and refers to the divine spirit or guardian angel in Zoroastrian theology. The name is used primarily in Persian and other Iranian cultures influenced by Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions that significantly shaped Persian identity and cosmology.

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