Freydun (; from the

Avestan Avestan ( ) is the liturgical language of Zoroastrianism. It belongs to the Iranian languages, Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family and was First language, originally spoken during the Avestan period, Old ...

''Θraētaona''), is an Iranian masculine given name. Common variations include the names Freidun, Feridun, Faridun, Faredoon, Fereydoon, Ferydoon, Faridoon, Ferydoun, Fereydoun and Fereydun.

Etymology

All of the forms of the name shown above derive, by regular sound laws, from

Proto-Iranian Proto-Iranian or Proto-Iranic is the reconstructed proto-language of the Iranian languages branch of Indo-European language family and thus the ancestor of the Iranian languages such as Persian, Pashto, Sogdian, Zazaki, Ossetian, Mazandara ...

''Thraetaona'' (Θraētaona) and

Proto-Indo-Iranian Proto-Indo-Iranian, also called Proto-Indo-Iranic or Proto-Aryan, is the reconstructed proto-language of the Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European. Its speakers, the hypothetical Proto-Indo-Iranians, are assumed to have lived in the late 3rd ...

''Traitaunas''. Traitaunas is a derivative (with

augmentative An augmentative (abbreviated ) is a morphological form of a word which expresses greater intensity, often in size but also in other attributes. It is the opposite of a diminutive. Overaugmenting something often makes it grotesque and so in so ...

suffix -una/-auna) of ''Tritas'', the name of a deity or hero reflected in the Vedic ''

Trita Trita ("the Third") is a minor deity of the Rigveda, mentioned 41 times. He is associated with the Maruts, with Vayu and most especially with Indra, whom he sometimes assists and other times acts in place of when fighting Tvastar, Vrtra and Vala. ...

'' and the Avestan ''Thrita'' (Θrita). Both names are identical to the adjective meaning "the third", a term used of a minor deity associated with two other deities to form a triad. In the Indian

Vedas FIle:Atharva-Veda samhita page 471 illustration.png, upright=1.2, The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the ''Atharvaveda''. The Vedas ( or ; ), sometimes collectively called the Veda, are a large body of relig ...

, Trita is associated with gods of thunder and wind.

is also called ''Aptya'' (Āptya), a name that is probably cognate with '' Athwiya'' (Āθβiya), the name of father of Thraetaona in the Avestā. Traitaunas may therefore be interpreted as "the great son of the deity Tritas". The name was borrowed from Parthian into Armenian as '' Hrudēn''.

Notable people

Freydun or Freidun

* Freidun Aghalyan (1876–1994), Armenian architect * Freydun Atturaya (1891–1926), Assyrian physician

Feridun or Faridun

* Feridun Ahmed Bey (died 1583), Ottoman official, bureaucrat, author and military officer *

Feridun Aybars Feridun Aybars (born 30 March 1952) is a Turkish former swimmer and water polo player. He was the national record holder in the 4x100 metres medley together with Feridun Deveci, Behçet Kurtiç and Uğur Çilingiroğlu. He competed in two ...

(born 1952), Turkish swimmer * Feridun Bilgin (born 1964), Turkish civil servant and politician, former Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication *

Feridun Buğeker Feridun İsmail Buğeker (5 April 1933 – 6 October 2014) was a Turkish football forward who played for Turkey in the 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the 5th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Assoc ...

(1933–2014), Turkish football player * Feridun Cemal Erkin (1899–1980), Turkish diplomat and politician *

Feridun Düzağaç Feridun Düzağaç (born 10 October 1968) is a Turkish people, Turkish Turkish rock music, rock music singer and songwriter, usually known for his melancholic songs. Music career Early career Feridun Düzağaç started his music career by form ...

(born 1968), Turkish singer *

Feridun Hamdullahpur Feridun Hamdullahpur (born ) is the chancellor of International Business University. Previously, he was the president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo. Hamdullahpur was named the sixth president of the University of Waterloo in ...

(born 1953/54), Turkish-Canadian academic * Feridun Karakaya (1922–2004), Turkish comedy actor * Faridun Muhiddinov, Tajikistani engineer and politician * Faridun Nahar Laili (born 1954), Bangladeshi politician *

Feridun Sinirlioğlu Feridun Hadi Sinirlioğlu (born 30 January 1956) is a Turkish diplomat and politician serving as the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) since 6 December 2024. Previously, he served as permanent ...

(born 1956), Turkish diplomat and civil servant *

Feridun Sungur Feridun Sungur (born 2 January 1984) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a defender, spending most of his career in Turkey. Career Sungur was born in Arsin, Turkey. In July 2005 he returned to his former Trabzonspor. ...

(born 1984), Turkish football player *

Feridun Zaimoğlu Feridun Zaimoğlu (born 4 December 1964, in Bolu) is a German author and visual artist of Turkish descent. His central themes are the problems of the second and third generation of Turkish immigrants to Germany. Life Feridun Zaimoğlu, bor ...

(born 1964), German author and visual artist of Turkish origin

Faridoon or Faredoon

Faridoon Abadan Abadan Faridoon Abadan (born 1946) is a Pakistani politician and former Provincial Minister of Balochistan. He formerly owned Quetta Distilleries. He has been missing since 2002. Politics A Zoroastrian by faith, Abadan won two consecutive electi ...

(1946–????), Pakistani politician *

Faredoon Irani Faredoon A. Irani was an Indian cinematographer who worked in Hindi films. He shot Mehboob Khan's films (1949), '' Aan'' (1952) and ''Mother India '' (1958). During his career, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer record two tim ...

, Indian cinematographer *

Faridoon Sharipov Faridoon Sharipov (born 8 September 1994) is a Tajikistani professional football player who currently plays for Barki Tajik. Career Club In January 2016, Sharipov signed for FC Istiklol from Regar-TadAZ. In August 2017, Sharipov terminated hi ...

(born 1997), Tajikistani footballer

Fereydoon or Ferydoon

Fereydoon Abbasi Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani (; 11 July 1958 – 13 June 2025) was an Iranian nuclear scientist and politician who was head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran from 2011 to 2013. A principlist who also served in the Iranian Parliament, he wa ...

(1958–2025), Iranian nuclear scientist and politician *

Fereydoon Batmanghelidj Fereydoon Batmanghelidj (1931 – 15 November 2004) was an Iranian doctor, naturopath, HIV/AIDS denialist and writer. He is best known for believing increased water consumption is the cure for most disease, a view not supported by clinical ev ...

(1931–2004), Iranian medical doctor *

Fereydoon Family Fereydoon Family (born September 18, 1945) is a leading Persian physicist in the field of nanotechnology and solid-state physics. He is currently Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Physics and a member of the Emerson Center for Scientific Computation ...

(born 1945), Persian physicist *

Ferydoon Hemmati Ferydoon Hemmati (, born 1960 in Ilam) is an Iranian politician who served as the governor of Hormozgan from 2017 to 2021. Hemmati served as governor of Qazvin Province from 2015 to 2017. He is the current member of the Islamic Consultative As ...

(born 1960), Iranian politician * Fereydoon Hoveyda (1924–2006), Iranian diplomat, writer and thinker * Fereydoon Farrokhzad (1936–1992), Persian singer, actor, poet, TV and Radio host, writer, and political opposition figure * Fereydoon Fazli (born 1971), Iranian football player * Fereydoon Foroughi (1951–2001), Iranian singer * Fereydoon Mirza (1810–1855), the 5th son of Abbas Mirza, then crown prince of Persia * Fereydoon Moshiri (1926–2000), contemporary Persian poet * Fereydoon Motamed (1917–1993), Iranian professor and linguist * Fereydoon Shahbazyan (1942–2025), Iranian composer and conductor *

Ferydoon Zandi Ferydoon Zandi (born 26 April 1979) is an Iranian retired professional Association football, footballer. Early life Zandi was born in the city of Emden, in northern Germany, to an Iranian father and a German mother. He speaks German language, Ge ...

(born 1979), Iranian football midfielder

Fereydoun or Ferydoun

* Fereydoun Ala (born 1931), Iranian physician and academician * Fereydoun Davatchi, Iranian medical professor * Fereydoun Djam (1914–2008), Iranian military official *

Fereydoun Farrokhzad Fereydoun Farrokhzad (; October 7, 1936 – August 7, 1992) was an Iranian showman, host, poet, actor, political activist, singer, humanitarian, and writer. He is best known for his television variety show, ''The Silver Carnation'', which introdu ...

(1938–1992), Iranian showman, host, poet, actor, political activist, singer, humanitarian and writer * Fereydoun Ghanbari (1977–2021), Iranian wrestler *

Fereydoun Jeyrani Fereydoun Jeyrani (; born in 1951, Kashmar) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and television presenter. He was the director, producer and host of the first series of Haft (Seven), an Iranian television series about Iranian cinema, until ...

(born 1951), Iranian film director, screenwriter and television presenter * Fereydoun Keshavarz (1907–2006), Iranian physician and politician * Fereydoun Kian, Iranian military officer * Fereydoun Mahdavi (1932–2014), Iranian politician and economist *

Fereydoun Mirza Qajar Shahzada Freydoun Mirza Qajar (; January 22, 1922 – September 24, 1975) was a son of Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last shah of the Qajar dynasty. Biography Freydoun Qajar was born at the Golestan Palace, Tehran, on 22 January 1922. He was educated ...

(1922–1975), Iranian nobleman * Fereydoun Moeini (born 1946), Iranian footballer * Fereydoun Rahnema (1930–1975), Iranian film director and poet * Ferydoun Sadeghi (died 2005), Iranian basketball player * Fereydoun Tonekaboni (1937-2024), Iranian satirist and storyteller

Fereydun

Fereydun Fereydun (, ; New Persian: , ''Fereydūn/Farīdūn'') is an Iranian mythical king and hero from the Pishdadian dynasty. He is known as an emblem of victory, justice, and generosity in Persian literature. According to Abolala Soudavar, Fereydun ...

, Iranian mythical king and hero * Fereydun Adamiyat (1920–2008), Iranian historian * Fereydun Robert "Fred" Armisen (born 1966), American comedian and actor *

Fereydun Gole Fereydun Gole (; also spelled Fereydoun Goleh) (7 September 1940 – 22 October 2005) was an Iranian screenwriter, film director, and film editor. He was active in producing urban drama films throughout the 1970s, dealing with such issues as the s ...

(1942–2005), Iranian screenwriter * Fereydun Khan Cherkes (died 1620/21), Safavid official and military commander