Xerxes is a popular name in Greece and the Middle East. It has never been a top 1,000 name on the Social Security Popularity Index. The name originated, however, in Persia as the Greek version of the name of king Khshayarsha.
Meaning of the name Xerxes:
Persian: hero among heroes
Greek: ruler over heroes
Origin of the name Xerxes:
Xerxes is the Greek version of the name Khshayarsha from Persia. The first individual in recorded history with the name was a king in the fifth century B.C. of Persia. The baby name spread to Greece after the Battle of Salamis.
Symbolism of the name Xerxes:
The baby name Xerxes means “hero among heroes” or “ruler over heroes” because it comes from the Persian name Khshayarsha. This latter Middle Eastern name means the same.
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Style of the name Xerxes:
Classical
Gender of the name Xerxes:
Xerxes is a powerful baby name for boys.
Pronunciation of the name Xerxes:
ZURK-seez
Number of syllables in the name Xerxes:
Two
Emotion evoked from the name Xerxes:
Xerxes is powerful and serious. It is a complex baby name that is very mature.
Alternative spellings for the name Xerxes:
- Xxerxxes
- Serckses
- Xerckses
Nicknames for the name Xerxes:
- Xer
- Xeri
- Xerie
- Xery
- X
- Xexe
- Xee
Popularity of the name Xerxes:
Xerxes was a very popular name for regal authority in Greece. Despite this, however, it has never reached the top 1,000 list in America.
Related names for the name Xerxes:
Great middle names for Xerxes and their meanings:
- Zander (defender of men)
- Alexander (defender of men)
- Neo (new, gift, sound, cherry blossom)
- Yorick (farmer, earth worker)
- Arian (noble, high-born)
- Kane (little warrior, golden, man)
- Alistair (defender of men)
- Lysander (liberator)
Famous people with the name Xerxes:
- Xerxes I (king of Persia)
- Xerxes II (king of Persia)
- Xerxes de Oliveira (music producer)
- Xerxes Avari (competitive sailor)
- Xerxes Desai (businessman)
Xerxes in popular culture:
- Xerxes Break (character from “Pandora Hearts”)
- Xerxes (character from “Aladdin”)
- Xerxes (character from “The Gashlycrumb Tinies”)
- Xerxes (character from “Family Guy”)