Etymology

From Latin Artaxerxēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης ‎(Artaxérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 ‎(Artaxšaça, “whose rule is through truth”). Akin to Old Armenian Արտաշէս ‎(Artašēs) and Persian اردشیر ‎(Ardašir).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɑːtəˈzɜːksiːz/