
Khursheed
This is about the name. For people known by the name, see Khurshid (disambiguation).
Khurshid or Khursheed (خورشيد) is a commonly used Persian name, meaning sun mostly in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The name derives from Middle Persian Khwarshed, which is in turn a contraction of Avestan Hvare Khshaeta "Radiant Sun."
While mostly prominent among the Muslims, "Khurshid" is also a common first name among the Parsis of India and Pakistan.
Both males and female bear it as a given name.