Farrokhzād (Persian: فرّخزاد, meaning descendant of Farrokh or born with luck, happiness, and bless). It is a name of Persian origin, and derived from ancient Persian literature protagonist(Rostam Farrokhzad). It is an elegant and authentic surname in Iran, may refer to the following:
People
edit- Rostam Farrokhzād, the 7th-century commander of Sasanian forces who lost the battle of Qadisiyya to Arab Muslims
- Farrukhzad, a 7th-century powerful Iranian aristocrat from the House of Ispahbudhan, who established the Bavand dynasty in Tabaristan, ruling from 651 to 665.
- Forough Farrokhzad, a 20th-century Iranian poet
- Fereydoun Farrokhzad, brother of Forough Farrokhzad and an Iranian TV host and political opposition figure who was murdered in 1992
- Pooran Farrokhzad, sister of Forough and an Iranian novelist
- Athena Farrokhzad, a Swedish-Iranian poet, playwright, translator and literary critic
Places
edit- Farrokhzad, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
- Farrokhzad, West Azerbaijan, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran