Orodes (given name)
Orodes is the Latinized form of a male given name of Middle Iranian origin popularaized by Parthians. In Greek it is recorded as Orōdēs, Hērōdēs, Hurōdēs, and once as Ouorōdēs. It is recorded in Shapur I's trilingual inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht as Greek Ouorōd, Middle Persian wyrwd and Parthian wrwd. The older form is probably Wērōd, supposedly developed into a regional Werōd, and later Worōd. The Middle Persian is also recorded with the spelling wyrwy and wylwd. It is recorded in New Persian as Wērō, name of a character in Vis o Ramin, a romance of Parthian origin.
The name is recorded as wrwd in Syriac and Aramaic texts from Egypt, Elymais, Palmyra, Hatra, Dura-Europos, and possibly Assur. The Parthian name is also attested in Late Babylonian.
The etymology of the word is disputed.
