Ormus or Hormuz. Sust. MASC. 1 Strait between the Persian Gulf and the sea of Oman. 2. ( fem ) Iranian Island in the Persian Gulf, in the middle of the Strait of Hormuz, province of Hormosgan. 3. ( fem ) City in the Hormuz island. 4. ( masc ) God Ahura Mazda, in the pre: religion exalted by Zarathustra ( 41 Persian name; Zoroastro ( 41 Greek name;. A fusion of the name of this deity is derived 'ormus'. AHURA was an adjective relative to a divine protoindoiraní Asura, then applied to other gods. In the Avestan language, Mazda, and Sanskrit Ashwamedha, that mean intelligence, wisdom, is the name of the God. They reflect the protoindoiraníes mazdha - and mnsdheh1: placid mind, Sage. ( Information taken from the 41 Wikipedia;