Boy · Persian · Muslim
Khusro
خسروSay it KHUS-roh
- Meaning today
- King, ruler
- Original meaning
- "a great king; a royal title (Cyrus, Chosroes)" Platts, p. 490
- Say it
- KHUS-roh
- Written
- خسرو
- Other spellings
- Khusrau, Khusrow, Khusraw
Khusro
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Khusro meaning
Khusro (خسرو) is a Muslim boy's name of Persian origin.
A great king; a royal title (Cyrus, Chosroes)
Also used to mean: ruler
Khusro (خسرو) is the Persian khusrau, which Platts's Urdu dictionary defines as a great king, used as a royal title, and as the name of the ancient Persian kings known in English as Cyrus or Chosroes. Platts also notes it as the name of a famous poet of Delhi: Amir Khusrau (1253–1325), the poet and musician of the Delhi Sultanate whose verses are still sung as qawwali. The adjective khusravī means "royal". Name lists give the meaning as "king" or "ruler". The name is written Khusro, Khusrau or Khusrow.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 490 · entry khusrau (خسرو) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, Urdu dictionary, khusrau, p. 490 · Wikipedia, Amir Khusrau
Famous namesakes
- Amir Khusrau (1253–1325), poet and musician of Delhi
Spellings
Khusro · Khusrau · Khusrow · Khusraw