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Khorshīd or Khorshēd (
Persian : خورشید
[xoɾˈʃid] , meaning the Sun or the "Radiant Sun"), also spelled as Khurshed and Khurshid , is a Persian given name. In the modern day as well as historical
Iran ,
Turkey , and
Azerbaijan , but also in
Iraqi Kurdistan ,
Egypt ,
Central Asia and
South Asia , it is mostly a given name for boys. The origin of the word is related to the
Avestan divinity
Hvare-khshaeta . In
Turkish , it is sometimes written as
Hurşit .
Khurshid of Tabaristan (died 761), last
Dabuyid ruler of
Tabaristan
Khurshid of Dailam (died 865), a
Justanid king
Khurshid Khan , fifteenth-century minister of Sylhet
Hurshid Pasha (died 1822), Ottoman general and Grand Vizier
Hurşit Güneş (born 1957), Turkish politician
Khurshed Alam Khan (born 1919), Indian Congress Party senior leader
Khurshed Mahmudov (born 1982), Tajikistani footballer
Khurshed Nariman , Mayor of Mumbai (1935–1936)
Khursheed Bano (1914–2001), pioneer film actress and singer of the Indian cinema
Khurshid Ahmad (disambiguation)
Hurşit Atak (born 1991) Turkish weightlifter
Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (born 1941), Pakistani politician and diplomat
Khershed Meherhomji (1911–1982), Indian cricketer
Khurshid Rizvi (born 1942), Pakistani poet