What is "Seyed"? If you've met an Iranian with a two-part name like "Seyed Pooyan," you may have wondered: what does that first part mean? "Seyed" (or Seyyed ) is not a name but a title ; and if it exists in the family line, Iran's civil registry forces you to keep it. That's how today, more than 6 million Iranians carry the title 1 . What many don't realize is that even most Iranians assume "Seye... [read more]