In Proper Names
"Arta- (Mid. Iranian ard-), representing either the Av. divinity Aša or the principle aša, occurs frequently as an element in Iranian personal names."
Hellenized/Latinized names include:
- Artabanos (Greek, Latin Artabanus, Modern Persian اردوان Ardavān), from *Artabānu "glory of arta".
- Artabazanes (Latin) a variant of either Artabazus or Artabrzana
- Artabazus, Artabazos (Greek, Latin Artavasdes), attested as Avestan Ashavazdah, perhaps meaning "powerful/persevering through arta"
- Artabrzana (Greek), from *Artabrzana "exalting arta"
- Artaphrenes (Greek), either from Artamainyu "spirit of arta" (phrene: Greek 'spirit') or a corruption of Artafarnah " Glory of arta"
- Artasyras (Greek), from *Artasura, "powerful through arta"
- Artaxata, Artaxiasata (Greek, Armenian Artashat), meaning "joy of arta".
- Artaxias (Greek, Armenian Artashes), from an Aramaic form of Artaxšacā (Artaxerxes, see below).
- Artaxerxes (Latin, variant Artoxerxes, Greek Artaxesses), a compound of Arta and Xerxes, the latter not being a part of the original Old Persian Artaxšacā, "whose reign is through arta" or "dominion of arta."
- Artazostre (Greek), from *Artazaushri "who is in favor of arta" or "who takes delight in arta"
- Artembares (Greek), from *Artempara "who encourages arta" or "who furthers arta."
Other names include:
- Artavardiya (Old Persian) and Irdumardiya (Elamite), meaning "doer of Justice"
- Arda Viraz, the "righteous Viraz" (having an eschatological connotation)
- Ardeshir, Middle Persian form of Old Persian Artaxšacā (i.e. Artaxerxes), literally "whose reign is through arta"; actually means "Holy Kingship".
Middle Iranian ard- is also suggested to be the root of names of the current day Iranian cities of Ardabil, Ardekan, Ardehal and Ardestan.
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