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Xerxes

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Meaning

Greek form of the Persian name Khshayarsha which meant "ruler over heroes". This was a 5th-century B

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Xerxes and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

Leadership

Courage

Resilience

Ambition

Adventure

Famous People Named Xerxes

Xerxes II

Xerxes II (; ; ; died 424 BC) was a Persian king who was very briefly a ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, as the son and successor of Artaxerxes I.

LeadershipSuccess

Xerxes de Oliveira

Xerxes de Oliveira is a drum and bass producer from Brazil.

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Xerxes Canal

The Xerxes Canal () was a navigable canal through the base of the Mount Athos peninsula in Chalkidiki, northern Greece, built by king Xerxes I of Persia in the 5th century BCE.

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Xerxes of Sophene

Xerxes (; ) was king of Sophene and Commagene from 228 BC to 212 BC.

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Xerxes I inscription at Van

The Xerxes I inscription at Van, also known as the XV inscription, is a trilingual cuneiform inscription of the Achaemenid King Xerxes I (486–465 BC).

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A Greek king known for conquest and empire building, sharing a similar historical context of ambition and leadership.

Nebuchadnezzar

Babylonian

A powerful Babylonian king, representing a similar archetype of a ruler attempting large-scale military campaigns.

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