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Persian Mythology Names

These names occur in the mythologies and legends of Persia, specifically Zoroastrianism.
There are 41 names matching your criteria.

AHRIMAN   اهریمن   m   Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of ANGRA MAINYU
AHURA MAZDA   اهورامزدا   m   Persian Mythology
Means "lord of wisdom" in Avestan... [more]
AMERETAT   f   Persian Mythology
Means "immortality" in Avestan... [more]
AMORDAD   امرداد   f   Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of AMERETAT
AMURDAD   امرداد   f   Persian Mythology
Middle Persian form of AMERETAT
ANAHITA   f   Persian Mythology
Means "immaculate, undefiled" from Avestan a "not" and ahit "unclean"... [more]
ANGRA MAINYU   m   Persian Mythology
Means "evil spirit" in Avestan... [more]
ARASH   آرش   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Possibly means either "truthfulness" or "bright" in Persian... [more]
ASHTAD   اشتاد   f   Persian Mythology
Means "justice" in Persian... [more]
BAHMAN   بهمن   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan Vohu Manah meaning "good mind"... [more]
BAHRAM   بهرام   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan Verethragna meaning "victory over resistance"... [more]
FEREYDOUN   فریدون   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Means "the third" in Persian... [more]
GOVAD   m   Persian Mythology
Means "wind" in Persian... [more]
HAURVATAT   f   Persian Mythology
Means "health, perfection, wholeness" in Avestan... [more]
HORMAZD   هرمزد   m   Persian Mythology
Persian form of AHURA MAZDA
HVARE KHSHAETA   m   Persian Mythology
Ancient Avestan form of KHURSHID
JAM   جم   m   Persian Mythology
Persian form of Avestan Yima, possibly meaning either "twin" or "river"... [more]
JAMSHED   جمشید   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Variant transcription of JAMSHID
JAMSHEED   جمشید   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Variant transcription of JAMSHID
JAMSHID   جمشید   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan Yima Kshaeta, which meant "shining JAM"... [more]
KAVEH   کاوه   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Possibly means "royal" in Avestan... [more]
KHORDAD   خرداد   f   Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of HAURVATAT... [more]
KHURSHID   خورشید   m & f   Iranian, Pakistani, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan Hvare Khshaeta meaning "shining sun"... [more]
KSHATHRA VAIRYA   m   Persian Mythology
Ancient Avestan form of SHAHRIVAR
MITHRA   میترا   m   Persian Mythology
Possibly derived from an Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "oath, alliance, friend"... [more]
MORDAD   مرداد   f   Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of AMORDAD... [more]
ORMAZD   اورمزد   m   Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of AHURA MAZDA
RASHN   رشن   m   Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan Rashnu meaning "justice"... [more]
RASHNU   m   Persian Mythology
Ancient Avestan form of RASHN
ROSTAM   رستم   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
SAROSH   سروش   m   Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan Sraosha meaning "obedience"... [more]
SHAHRIVAR   شهریور   m   Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan Kshathra Vairya meaning "desirable power"... [more]
SIAVASH   سیاوش   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Means "possessing black stallions" in Persian... [more]
SOHRAB   سهراب   m   Iranian, Persian Mythology
Means "illustrious, shining" in Persian... [more]
SRAOSHA   m   Persian Mythology
Ancient Avestan form of SAROSH
VERETHRAGNA   m   Persian Mythology
Ancient Avestan form of BAHRAM
VOHU MANAH   m   Persian Mythology
Ancient Avestan form of BAHMAN
YIMA   m   Persian Mythology
Ancient Avestan form of JAM
YIMA KSHAETA   m   Persian Mythology
Ancient Avestan form of JAMSHID
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