Hormuz

Meaning

Proper Noun

• island in the strait of the same name, five miles off the Iranian coast.
• strait that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.
• district county, Qeshm province, Hormozgan country, Iran.
• city country, Iran ; capital of the district of the same name.
• Synonym of Hormozabad
• Alternate spelling of Hormud
• Alternate spelling of Ormus

Related

Similar words

• Qalʿeh-ye Hormoz

Origin

• Borrowed from Persian هرمز. Ahura Mazda.