Tomris

Tomris
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameIranian
Other names
DerivedEastern Iranian: تهم‌رییش Tahm-Rayiš Turkic: Tamyr

Tomris, Tomiris or Tamiris is a Massagetae female name used in Azerbaijan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. The name is a modern derivation of Tomyris (Eastern Iranian: تهم‌رییش Tahm-Rayiš), an ancient Iranian Massagetae queen from Central Asia.

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