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Afsun f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian افسون (see Afsoun).

Akram m & f Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Means "most generous" in Arabic (a superlative form of Karim). It is typically feminine in Iran, unisex in Pakistan, and masculine elsewhere.

Arezu f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آرزو (see Arezou).

Bahar f Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "spring" in Persian, Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Baran f & m Persian, Turkish, Kurdish
Means "rain" in Persian. It is typically feminine in Persian and masculine in Turkish and Kurdish.

Darya 2 f Persian
Means "sea, ocean" in Persian.

Elham f Persian
Persian form of Ilham.

Esmat f & m Persian, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عصمت (see Ismat), as well as the usual Persian transcription (typically feminine).

Farah f & m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay
Means "joy, happiness" in Arabic, from the root فرح (fariḥa) meaning "to be happy".

Gohar f & m Persian, Armenian, Urdu
From Persian گوهر (gōhar) meaning "jewel, gemstone". This name is typically feminine in Iran and Armenia, but masculine in Pakistan.

Hajar f Arabic, Persian, Malay
Arabic form of Hagar. According to Islamic tradition she was a daughter of the king of Egypt, who became the second wife of Ibrahim and the mother of Ismail.

Hayat f & m Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Means "life" in Arabic, from حيي (ḥayiya) meaning "to live". In Arabic and Persian it is a feminine name, while in Urdu it is masculine.

Jaleh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian ژاله (see Zhaleh).

Laleh f Persian
Means "tulip" in Persian.

Leila f Persian, Arabic, Kurdish, English, French, Georgian
Variant of Layla, and the usual Persian transcription.... [more]

Leili 2 f Persian
Persian variant of Leila.

Leyla f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Persian, Arabic, English (Modern)
Variant of Leila, and the usual Turkish, Azerbaijani and Kurdish form.

Mahin f Persian
Means "related to the moon" in Persian.

Mahsa f Persian
Means "like the moon" in Persian.

Minoo f Persian
Means "heaven, paradise" in Persian.

Mitra 2 f Persian
Modern variant of Mithra used as a feminine name. The true Modern Persian form of Mithra is in fact Mehr.

Nahid f Persian Mythology, Persian, Bengali
Modern Persian form of Anahita. This is also the Persian name for the planet Venus.

Nazli f Persian
Means "delicate, beautiful, coy" in Persian.

Negar f Persian
Means "beloved" in Persian.

Negin f Persian
Means "gemstone" in Persian.

Paniz f Persian
Possibly means "sugar" in Persian.

Robab f Persian
Persian form of Rubab.

Sadaf f Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Means "seashell, mother-of-pearl" in Arabic.

Sahar f Arabic, Persian
Means "dawn" in Arabic.

Sanaz f Persian
Possibly means "full of grace" in Persian.

Shadi 2 f Persian
Means "happiness" in Persian.

Shams 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.

Shiva 2 f Persian
Means "charming, eloquent" in Persian.

Simin f Persian
Means "silvery" in Persian.

Zahra 1 f Arabic, Persian
From Arabic زهراء (zahrāʾ), the feminine form of أزهر (ʾazhar) meaning "shining, brilliant, bright". This is an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatima.... [more]

Zinat f Persian, Bengali
Means "ornament" in Persian (of Arabic origin).

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