Ashk (given name)
Ashk (Persian: اشک) is an ancient male given name of Iranian origin. It also appears as Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 Aršaka, Parthian: 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 Aršak, Armenian: Արշակ, or Arsaces (Ancient Greek: Ἀρσάκης). The name was held by the first kings of the Parthian (Arsacid) dynasty, as well as some Armenians.