Darvish Explained

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, 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
• Noah Darvich, German footballer
• Saeko Darvish (born 1986), Japanese actress; ex-wife of
• Yu Darvish (born 1986), Japanese pitcher in Major League Baseball

See also

• Darwish
• Dervish (disambiguation)
• Derviş