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Dilshad دلشاد m & f Urdu
Urdu form of Delshad.

Firdaus فردوس m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Urdu
Derived from the Arabic word فردوس (firdaws) meaning "paradise", ultimately from an Iranian language, akin to Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (pairi daēza) meaning "garden, enclosure".

Firdos فردوس m & f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu فردوس (see Firdaus).

Firdous فردوس m & f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu فردوس (see Firdaus).

Gul گُل m & f Urdu, Pashto
Means "flower, rose" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Persian.

Gulbahar گُلباحار f & m Urdu
Urdu form of Golbahar.

Gulzar گُلزار m & f Urdu
Urdu form of Golzar.

Hira ہیرا f & m Urdu, Nepali, Punjabi, Indian, Gujarati, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit हीर (hira) meaning "diamond". It is typically feminine in Pakistan and unisex in India and Nepal.

Inayat عنایت m & f Urdu
From Arabic عناية (inayah) meaning "care, concern".

Ismat عصمت f & m Urdu, Bengali, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عصمة (see 'Ismat), as well as the usual Urdu and Bengali transcription (typically feminine).

Kausar کوثر f & m Urdu, Kazakh
Urdu and Kazakh form of Kawthar. It is a unisex name in Urdu, but solely feminine in Kazakh.

Khurshid خورشید m & f Persian, Urdu, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (Huuarə Xshaēta) meaning "shining sun". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (a holy being) who was associated with the sun.

Mumtaz ممتاز m & f Arabic, Urdu
Means "distinguished" in Arabic. The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal (1593-1631).

Naseem نسیم m & f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic نسيم or Urdu نسیم (see Nasim).

Nasim نسیم m & f Arabic, Urdu
Means "breeze" in Arabic.

Noor 1 نور f & m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu نور (see Nur).

Nur نور f & m Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Uyghur, Indonesian, Malay
Means "light" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition النور (al-Nur) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Shahnaz شہناز f & m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "delight of the king" from Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king" and ناز (naz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry".

Shams شمس f & m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Semitic Mythology
Means "sun" in Arabic. This was the name of a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess of the sun, identified with the Akkadian sun god Shamash (whose name is related) and the northern Arabian goddess Nuha.

Simran f & m Punjabi, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Means "meditation", derived from Sanskrit स्मरण (smarana) meaning "recollection".

Swaran m & f Punjabi
Punjabi form of Swarna.

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