 The name is derived from Old Iranian "*xšayaθiya.puθra" ("son of a king") and initially must have been a title, which became−at least in the late 2nd century AD, a personal name.The name appears in the list of Arsacid kings in some Arabic-Persian sources, however, this is anachronistic.The name of Shapur is known in other languages as; Greek "Sapur", "Sabour" and "Sapuris"; Latin "Sapores" and "Sapor"; Arabic "Sābur" and "Šābur"; New Persian "Šāpur", "Šāhpur", "Šahfur".