Which chemical elementtakes its name from the Persian for 'gold-coloured'?
Zirconium Zirconium Zirconium is a chemical element with symbol Zr and atomic number 40. The name "zirconium" is taken from the name of the mineral zircon (the word is related to Persian "zargun" (zircon;"zar-gun", "gold-like" or "as gold")), the most important source of zirconium. It is a lustrous, grey-white, strong transition metal that closely resembles hafnium and, to a lesser extent, titanium. Zirconium is mainly used as a refractory and opacifier, although small amounts are used as an alloying agent for its strong resistance to corrosion. Zirconium forms a variety of inorganic and organometallic compounds such as zirconium dioxide and zirconocene
Rayan (Persian given name) Rayan (Persian given name) Rayan ( ), also spelled Ryan, is an Iranian given name of Persian origin. It is primarily a male given name that means "smart", "wise" or "thinker". Because of its similarity to the English given name Ryan, Rayan is popular in the Iranian diaspora, especially among Iranian Americans. As of 2016, the name Rayan ranks 3,315th among the most used names. In Persian, the term "rāyān" () means "wise". It derives from the root "rāy" (), meaning "wisdom", which comes from Middle Persian "raynitan" and occurs in Avestan as "raonat". The word "rāyāne" (), receiving the