Darvish
Darvish (also Darvish or Darvich; in Persian: درويش) is a given name and a surname. It is an alternate transliteration of the Persian word "dervish", referring to a Sufi aspirant.
People named Darvish or Darvich include:
- Darvish Fakhr (born 1969), Canadian-born Iranian-American painter
- Darvish Khan (1872–1926), Persian classical musician
- Darvish Mohammad Khan (died 1551), Khan of Sheki (1524–1551)
- Amir Darvish, American actor
- Kenji Darvish, a member of the Japanese visual kei "air" rock band Golden Bomber
- Khashyar Darvich, American documentary film producer and director
- Dr. Davis Darvish, first generation American born (Iranian Decent) research scientist and technologist.
- Saeko Darvish (born 1986), Japanese actress Saeko (actress), ex-wife of Yu Darvish
- Yu Darvish (born 1986), Japanese pitcher in Major League Baseball
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Categories:
- Given names
- Surnames
- Persian-language surnames