Afshin () is a common

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

given name derived from

Avestan Avestan ( ) is the liturgical language of Zoroastrianism. It belongs to the Iranian languages, Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family and was First language, originally spoken during the Avestan period, Old ...

. Afshin was used by the

Sogdia Sogdia () or Sogdiana was an ancient Iranian peoples, Iranian civilization between the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya, and in present-day Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Sogdiana was also a province of the Achaemen ...

ns. Historically, it was the title of the rulers of

Principality of Ushrusana The Principality of Ushrusana (also spelled ''Usrushana'', ''Osrushana'' or ''Ustrushana'') was a local dynasty ruling the Ushrusana region, in the northern area of modern Tajikistan, from an unknown date to 892 CE. Ushrusana, just like Ferghana, d ...

Transoxiana Transoxiana or Transoxania (, now called the Amu Darya) is the Latin name for the region and civilization located in lower Central Asia roughly corresponding to eastern Uzbekistan, western Tajikistan, parts of southern Kazakhstan, parts of Tu ...

before the

Muslim conquest of Persia As part of the early Muslim conquests, which were initiated by Muhammad in 622, the Rashidun Caliphate conquered the Sasanian Empire between 632 and 654. This event led to the decline of Zoroastrianism, which had been the official religion of ...

Etymology

''Afšīn'' is form of the

Middle Persian Middle Persian, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg ( Inscriptional Pahlavi script: , Manichaean script: , Avestan script: ) in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasania ...

''Pišīn'', which traces back to Avestan ''Pisinah''. In

Persian mythology Iranian mythology, or Persian mythology in western term (), is the body of the myths originally told by ancient Persians and other Iranian peoples and a genre of ancient Persian folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the worl ...

, it is the name of a grandson of Kay Kawad ( Yt. 13.132, 19.71) found as a proper name attested by

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

historians in the form ''Ōšin'' (from ''Awšin'').AFŠĪN
in Encyclopedia Iranica.

C.E. Bosworth Clifford Edmund Bosworth FBA (29 December 1928 – 28 February 2015) was an English historian and Orientalist, specialising in Arabic and Iranian studies. Life Bosworth was born on 29 December 1928 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire (n ...

. Online edition. 2010.

People

;Given name *

Afshin Ellian Afshin Ellian (born 27 February 1966 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-born Dutch professor of law, philosopher, poet, and critic of political Islam. He is an expert in international public law and philosophy of law. Biography In 1989, Ellian ...

(born 1966), Iranian-Dutch professor of law, philosopher, poet, and critic of political Islam *

Afshin Esmaeilzadeh Afshin Esmaeilzadeh (; born April 21, 1992) is an Iranian football midfielder who last played for Esteghlal Jonoub in the Azadegan League. Club career Damash Esmaeilzadeh joined popular club, S.C. Damash on 4 November 2008 with a five-years ...

(born 1992), Iranian footballer *

Afshin Feiz Afshin Feiz is an Iranian born, British photographer and ex fashion designer based in London. His collections have been featured at the Olympus Fashion Week and have appeared at London Fashion Week at least three times.Afshin Ghaffarian Afshin Ghaffarian (, ; born 1986 in Mashhad) is an Iranian choreographer, director, dancer, and actor, participating primarily with the group "Reformances". '' Desert Dancer'' is a 2014 movie inspired by his life. Ghaffarian was portrayed by ...

(born 1986), Iranian choreographer, director, dancer, and actor *

Afshin Ghotbi Afshin Ghotbi (, born 8 February 1964) is an Iranian football coach who works as head coach of Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League. Early life Afshin Ghotbi was born in Tehran. He is the son of a teacher in Iran with whom he left Iran ...

(born 1964), Iranian football coach * Afshin Habibzadeh, Iranian workers' rights activist and reformist politician *

Afshin Hajipour Afshin Hajipour (17 December 1975) is a retired Iranian football midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfi ...

(born 1975), Iranian footballer * Afshin Jafari (singer), full name Afshin Jafari, Iranian pop star *

Afshin Kamaei Afshin Kamaie (born September 16, 1974) is a retired Iranian footballer. Club career Club career statistics * Assist Goals References 1974 births Living people Iranian men's footballers Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. players Persian Gulf P ...

(born 1974), Iranian footballer *

Afshin Kazemi Afshin Kazemi Ghezeljeh (; born 23 November 1986) is an Iranian professional futsal player. Honours Country * FIFA Futsal World Cup ** Third place (1): 2016 Club * AFC Futsal Club Championship ** Champions (2): 2006 ( Shensa) – 2012 ( ...

(born 1986), Iranian futsal player *

Afshin Marashi Afshin Marashi is an American historian, with a focus on modern Iran. He is a professor of history at the University of Oklahoma. He is the current holder of the Farzaneh Family Chair in Modern Iranian History. He received his bachelor's degree in ...

, Iranian-American historian *

Afshin Moghaddam Afshin Moghaddam (, 30 September 1945 – 23 July 1976), born Hossein Ahanian Moghaddam, was an Iranian singer. He was best known for his song "Zemestoun (''Winter'')", which came 79th in Manoto 1's "100 Greatest Iranian Songs of All-Time" cha ...

(1945–1976), Iranian singer *

Afshin Mohebbi Afshin Mohebbi is an Iranian-born United States businessman, best known as the former president and Chief Operating Officer of Qwest Communications International. Education and background A US citizen, Mohebbi was born in Iran and raised in Ca ...

, Iranian-born United States businessman *

Afshin Molavi Afshin Molavi () is an Iranian-American author and co-director of Emerge 85 Lab, a joint research initiative between the Foreign Policy Institute (SAIS), Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute and UAE-based Delma Institute. He is also a senior r ...

, Iranian-American author and expert on global geo-political risk and geo-economics, particularly the Middle East and Asia *

Afshin Naghouni Afshin Naghouni is an Iranian-British visual artist, known for his controversial, larger-than-life paintings. From a critique about Naghouni’s paintings around the turn of the century: ''he works in an expressive and cubist style that expl ...

(born 1969), Iranian-born British visual artist *

Afshin Nazemi Afshin Nazemi (; born 20 February 1971 in Sowme'eh Sara, Iran) is an Iranian football coach and the retired player who is currently manager of Gilanmehr Fouman. Playing career He began his career as a football player in 1990 with Esteghlal R ...

(born 1971), Iranian football player and coach *

Afshin Peyrovani Mohammad Ali "Afshin" Peyrovani (, born 6 February 1970) is a retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He is the younger brother of Gholam Peyrovani and Amir Hossein Peyrovani. A former Iran national, he played in the 1998 World Cu ...

(born 1970), Iranian footballer and a football coach * Afshin Norouzi (born 1985), Iranian table tennis player *

Afshin Rattansi Afshin Rattansi (born 1968) is a British broadcaster, journalist and author who presents ''Going Underground'' broadcast around the world except in the UK and EU, for Ghaf TV Productions, on networks including the RT network, formerly known a ...

(born 1968), British broadcaster, journalist and author * Afshin Sadeghi (born 1993), Iranian handball player * Afshin Zinouri (born 1976), Iranian voice actor who is known for Persian voice-dubbing foreign films and TV programs ;Surname *

Arash Afshin Arash Afshin (, born 21 January 1989) is an Iranian footballer. He is a former player of Iran national team and under-23 team.

(born 1989), Iranian footballer *

Nazanin Afshin-Jam Nazanin Afshin-Jam (, ''Nāzanin Afŝin Jam'', born April 11, 1979) is an Iranian-Canadian human rights activist, author, public speaker and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Canada 2003. She is also president and co-founder ...

(born 1979), Iranian-Canadian human rights activist, author

Places

Afşin Afşin is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,502 km2, and its population is 80,044 (2022). It is the location of the ancient town Arabissus. Afşin-Elbistan power stations Two coal fired power ...

, a town in the Kahramanmaraş Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey * Avshen, a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.

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