At a Glance: Name: Cambyses – Origin: Old Persian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: kam-BY-seez
Cambyses is an Old Persian boy's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Persian Baby Boy Names With Royal and Poetic Heritage.
Meaning & Origin of Cambyses
Origin: Old Persian.
A common claim: Eldest son Actually: Cambyses is an ancient royal name of uncertain origin, and there is no reliable linguistic basis for the meaning 'eldest son'.
How to Pronounce Cambyses
Phonetic: kam-BY-seez IPA: /kæmˈbaɪ.siːz/
Popularity of Cambyses
Cambyses doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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