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 "Seyed" ... [read more]