Parvīz

Parvēz or Parvīz (Persian: پرویز‎‎, meaning "fortunate, victorious"; Middle Persian: plwyc Parvēz, also ʾplwyc Abarvēz/Aparvēz), is a Persian male given name, mostly popular in Iran, Central Asia, South Asia and among Azeris. It is also a common surname.

Note: Parvēz, Parveez, Parvīz, Parwez, Parwiz, Pervaiz, Pervez, Perviz or Purvez are usually the same name but with different spellings. Furthermore, pronunciation between the two are equal.

Given name

Notable people who have this given name include:

Muhammad Parviz

Muhammad Parviz Mirza (2 October 1589 - 28 October 1626) was the second son of Mughal Emperor Jahangir and his wife Sahib-i-Jamal who was the daughter of a respected Muslim religious personality, Khwaja Hasan of Herat, and grandson of Mughal Emperor Akbar.

In 1609 Jahangir appointed him to the governorship of the Mughal provinces of the Deccan, and he chose Burhanpur as his headquarters and as his residence.

He married his first cousin, Iffat Jahan Banu Begum, the daughter of his uncle, Prince Murad. His daughter Nadira Banu Begum married Shahzada Dara Shikoh.