Browse Names

'ABBAS   m   Arabic, Iranian
Means "austere" in Arabic... [more]

ABBAS   m   Arabic, Iranian
Variant transcription of 'ABBAS

ABOLFAZL   m   Iranian
Iranian form of ABU AL-FADL

ALBORZ   m   Iranian
From the name of a mountain range (of unknown etymology) in northern Iran.

ALI   m   Arabic, Iranian, Azerbaijani
Means "lofty, sublime" in Arabic... [more]

ARASH   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Possibly means either "truthfulness" or "bright" in Persian... [more]

ARASTOO   m   Iranian
Persian form of ARISTOTLE

ARDASHIR   m   Iranian
From the Middle Persian form of Artakhshathra (see ARTAXERXES).

ARDESHIR   m   Iranian
Modern transcription of ARDASHIR

BABAK   m   Iranian, Ancient Persian
Means "little father" in Persian... [more]

BAHADUR   m   Iranian, Arabic
Iranian form of the Turkic term Baghatur meaning "hero, warrior, brave".

BAHMAN   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan Vohu Manah meaning "good mind"... [more]

BAHRAM   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan Verethragna meaning "victory over resistance"... [more]

BARAZ   m   Iranian
Means "exalted" in Persian.

BEHNAM   m   Iranian
Means "reputable" (literally "good name") in Persian.

BEHRAM   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of BAHRAM

BEHROOZ   m   Iranian
Means "fortunate" (literally "good day") in Persian.

BEHROUZ   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of BEHROOZ

BEHRUZ   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of BEHROOZ

DARA (3)   m   Iranian
Means "wealthy" in Persian.

DARIUSH   m   Iranian
Modern Persian form of Dārayavahush (see DARIUS).

DARYUSH   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of DARIUSH

DELSHAD   m & f   Iranian
Variant transcription of DILSHAD

DILSHAD   m & f   Iranian
Means "happy heart, cheerful" in Persian.

EBRAHIM   m   Iranian, Arabic
Iranian form of ABRAHAM... [more]

EHSAN   m & f   Iranian
Iranian form of IHSAN

ESKANDAR   m   Iranian
Iranian form of ALEXANDER

ESMAIL   m   Iranian, Arabic
Iranian form of ISHMAEL... [more]

FARIDOON   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of FEREYDOUN

FEREYDOON   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of FEREYDOUN

FEREYDOUN   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Means "the third" in Persian... [more]

FIRDAUS   m   Arabic, Iranian
Derived from the Arabic word فردوس (firdaws) meaning "paradise", ultimately derived from Avestan pairidaeza meaning "garden, enclosure"... [more]

FIROZ   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of FIRUZ

FIRUZ   m   Iranian, Arabic
Means "successful" in Persian... [more]

GUL   f & m   Iranian, Pakistani, Urdu
Means "flower, rose" in Persian and Urdu.

GULZAR   m & f   Iranian, Arabic, Pakistani
Means "rose garden" in Persian.

HAROUN   m   Arabic, Iranian
Variant transcription of HARUN

HARUN   m   Arabic, Iranian, Turkish, Bosnian
Arabic form of AARON... [more]

HEYDAR   m   Iranian
Iranian form of HAIDAR

HOSSEIN   m   Iranian
Iranian form of HUSAYN

JAHAN   m   Iranian
Means "world" in Persian.

JAHANGIR   m   Iranian, Pakistani
Means "world conqueror" in Persian... [more]

JAMSHAD   m   Iranian
Possibly a variant of JAMSHID

JAMSHED   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Variant transcription of JAMSHID

JAMSHEED   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Variant transcription of JAMSHID

JAMSHID   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan Yima Kshaeta, which meant "shining JAM"... [more]

JAVED   m   Iranian, Pakistani
Means "eternal" in Persian.

KAVEH   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Possibly means "royal" in Avestan... [more]

KHODADAD   m   Iranian
Means "God given" from Persian خدا (khoda) "god, lord" and داد (dad) "gave".

KHORSHID   m & f   Iranian
Variant transcription of KHURSHID

KHURSHID   m & f   Iranian, Pakistani, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan Hvare Khshaeta meaning "shining sun"... [more]

KHWAJA   m   Iranian
From a title meaning "master, owner" in Persian... [more]

KIANOUSH   m   Iranian
Derived from Persian kian "royal".

MAHDI   m   Arabic, Iranian
Means "guided one" in Arabic.

MASOOD   m   Arabic, Iranian
Variant transcription of MAS'UD

MASOUD   m   Arabic, Iranian
Variant transcription of MAS'UD

MASSOUD   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of MAS'UD

MAS'UD   m   Arabic, Iranian
Means "lucky" in Arabic.

MEHRDAD   m   Iranian
Modern Persian form of MITHRIDATES

MIRZA   m   Iranian, Arabic, Bosnian
Means "prince" in Persian.

MOHAMMAD   m   Iranian, Arabic
Iranian form of MUHAMMAD... [more]

NAVEED   m   Iranian, Arabic
Variant transcription of NAVID

NAVID   m   Iranian, Arabic
Means "good news" in Persian.

NIMA (2)   m   Iranian
Possibly means "just, fair" in Persian.

OMID   m & f   Iranian
Means "hope" in Persian.

PARVAIZ   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of PARVIZ

PARVIZ   m   Iranian
Means "fortunate, happy" in Persian... [more]

PARWIZ   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of PARVIZ

PAYAM   m   Iranian
Means "message" in Persian.

REZA   m   Iranian
Iranian form of RIDHA

ROSHAN   m & f   Iranian, Indian
Means "light, bright" in Persian.

ROSTAM   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

RUSTAM   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of ROSTAM

SHAHEEN   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of SHAHIN

SHAHIN   m   Iranian
Means "peregrine falcon" in Persian.

SHAHJAHAN   m   Iranian, Pakistani
Means "king of the world" from the Persian elements شاه (shah) "king" and جهان (jahan) "world"... [more]

SHAHNAZ   f & m   Iranian, Arabic, Pakistani
Means "pride of the king" from the Persian elements شاه (shah) "king" and ناز (naz) "pride".

SHAHPUR   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of SHAPUR

SHAHRIAR   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of SHAHRIYAR

SHAHRIYAR   m   Iranian
Means "lord" in Persian.

SHAHROKH   m   Iranian
Means "royal face" in Persian.

SHAHZAD   m   Iranian, Arabic, Pakistani
Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.

SHAPUR   m   Iranian
Means "son of the king" in Persian... [more]

SHER   m   Iranian, Pakistani
Means "lion" in Persian... [more]

SHIR (2)   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of SHER

SIAVASH   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Means "possessing black stallions" in Persian... [more]

SIAVUSH   m   Iranian
Variant transcription of SIAVASH

SOHRAB   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Means "illustrious, shining" in Persian... [more]

VAHID   m   Iranian
Iranian form of WAHID

ZARTOSHT   m   Iranian
Modern Persian form of ZARATHUSTRA

ZHUBIN   m   Iranian
Means "spear" in Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit.

ZUBIN   m   Iranian
Variant of ZHUBIN