Atusa

Atusa is a Persian female name commonly found in Iranians and Persian speaking Afghans Alternative spellings are: Atoosa, Atousa, or Atossa.

In Ancient Persia, during the Achaemenid dynasty, Atossa was the daughter of Cyrus the Great and a half-sister of Cambyses II. She later married Darius the Great and gave birth to Xerxes the Great.