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The first name Cambyses

A boy’s name from Greek.

3 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

Greek origin

From Latin Cambȳsēs, itself from Ancient Greek Καμβῡ́σης (Kambū́sēs), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 (k-b-u-ji-i-y /⁠Kaᵐbūjiyaʰ⁠/).

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Cambyses in other languages

Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

قَمْبِيز
qambīz
Arabic
Cambyse
French
Καμβύσης
Kamvýsis
Greek
कंबुजीय
kambujīya
Hindi
Cambise
Italian
カンビュセス
Kanbyusesu
Japanese
Камбиз
Kambiz
Russian

Spelled Cambyses in Latin too.

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Questions

What does the name Cambyses mean?
From Latin Cambȳsēs, itself from Ancient Greek Καμβῡ́σης (Kambū́sēs), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 (k-b-u-ji-i-y /⁠Kaᵐbūjiyaʰ⁠/).
What is the origin of the name Cambyses?
From Latin Cambȳsēs, itself from Ancient Greek Καμβῡ́σης (Kambū́sēs), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 (k-b-u-ji-i-y /⁠Kaᵐbūjiyaʰ⁠/).