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View Name: Firdaus


FIRDAUS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Arabic, Iranian
OTHER SCRIPTS: فردوس (Arabic), فردوس (Persian)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Arabic word فردوس (firdaws) meaning "paradise", ultimately derived from Avestan pairidaeza meaning "garden, enclosure". This name belonged to the 11th-century Persian poet and historian Firdausi, the author of the 'Shahnameh'.
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VARIANT: Firdos (Arabic)
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