boy name · Source-indexed record
Ardavan
ردفان
Ardavan is a variant of the Persian boy name Arteban which means protector of the virtuous people. Adavan is more modern, while Arteban is closer to ancient Persian. They are both acceptable names.
- Arabic spelling
- ردفان
- Pronunciation
- ahr-DAH-vahnAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- PersianSource-stated
- Gender
- boy
- First letter
- A
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Ardavan
Ardavan is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a male name. The source records its meaning as “Ardavan is a variant of the Persian boy name Arteban which means protector of the virtuous people. Adavan is more modern, while Arteban is closer to ancient Persian. They are both acceptable names.”. Its origin label is stated directly in the source text. Its reader-friendly phonetic spelling is generated deterministically from the published transliteration and should be reviewed for names with complex or region-specific pronunciation.
Meaning and Arabic spelling are sourced from the Muslim Names Dataset or, where provided, the record-specific provenance URL. Origin labels are source-stated where available or transparently inferred from the published script or etymological signal. Phonetic respellings are generated reading guides, not native-speaker recordings. See Sources & methodology for data limitations.