boy name · Source-indexed record
Khosrau
خسرو
Khosrau is a Persian name for boys that means king. It is the name of a number of Persian emperors. In Western literature the name is written as Chosroes. In Arabic the name is known as Kisra. While scholars coming from Arab culture would dislike the use of the name Kisra.
- Arabic spelling
- خسرو
- Pronunciation
- khohs-ROWAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- PersianSource-stated
- Gender
- boy
- First letter
- K
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Khosrau
Khosrau is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a male name. The source records its meaning as “Khosrau is a Persian name for boys that means king. It is the name of a number of Persian emperors. In Western literature the name is written as Chosroes. In Arabic the name is known as Kisra. While scholars coming from Arab culture would dislike the use of the name Kisra.”. 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.