Xerxes

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • 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.

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek Ξέρξης, from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 ("ruler among kings"). Ahasuerus.

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