| Kayvan (also spelled Kayvon, Keivan, Kaywan, Keywan, Kavon, Kevan, or Kaevon; Persian: کیوان) is a Persian masculine given name meaning Saturn. It is related to the word for Saturn in several old languages, including "Kaimanu" in Sumerian, "Kayamanu" in Akkadian, "Kion" in Syriac, and "Kewan" (kywʾn') in Middle Persian. That a 16th-century high priest of Estakhr was named Azar Kayvan suggests that "Kayvan" was used as a name for a person in Iran as early as that time, particularly among followers of Zoroastrianism. To date "Kayvan" is a popular name among families following Zoroastrianism. "Kayvan" is distinct from the similar Persian word "Kayhan", meaning "universe", also used as a masculine given name. To English speakers, the spelling Kayvon is closest to the Persian pronunciation, [keivɒːn].
"Saturday", the day of Saturn, finds its Classical Persian equivalent in "Keyvansheed". |
