Xerxes.
Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC.
Meaning & usage
Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC.
Xerxes II, a Persian king who ruled for 45 days in 424 BC before being assassinated.
A male given name from Old Persian mainly applied to historical and fictional characters.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /Xšayāršā/, “ruler among kings”). Doublet of Ahasuerus.
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