Ahura Mazda اهورامزدا m Persian MythologyMeans
"lord of wisdom" in Avestan. In Persian mythology Ahura Mazda was the supreme creator, and the god of light, truth, and goodness.
Ameretat f Persian MythologyMeans
"immortality" in Avestan. This was the name of a Zoroastrian goddess (one of the Amesha Spenta) of plants and long life.
Arash آرش m Persian, Persian MythologyPossibly means either
"truthfulness" or
"bright" in Persian. In Persian legend Arash was a Persian archer who was ordered by the Turans to shoot an arrow, the landing place of which would determine the new location of the Persian-Turan border. Arash climbed a mountain and fired his arrow with such strength that it flew for several hours and landed on the banks of the far-away Oxus River.
Ashtad اشتاد f Persian MythologyMeans
"justice" in Persian. This was the name of a Yazata (or angel) in Zoroastrianism.
Bahman بهمن m Persian, Persian MythologyModern Persian form of Avestan
Vohu Manah meaning
"good mind". This was the name of a Zoroastrian god (one of the Amesha Spenta) associated with domestic animals. It is also the name of the eleventh month in the Iranian calendar.
Bahram بهرام m Persian, Persian MythologyModern Persian form of Avestan
Verethragna meaning
"victory over resistance". This was the name of a Zoroastrian god (one of the Amesha Spenta) associated with victory and war. This name was borne by several Sassanid emperors. It is also the Persian name for the planet Mars.
Fereydoun فریدون m Persian, Persian MythologyMeans
"the third" in Persian. In the 10th-century Persian epic the
Shahnameh this is the name of a virtuous king who ruled for 500 years.
Govad m Persian MythologyMeans
"wind" in Persian. This was the name of a Yazata (or angel) associated with the wind in Zoroastrianism.
Haurvatat f Persian MythologyMeans
"health, perfection, wholeness" in Avestan. This was the name of a Zoroastrian goddess (one of the Amesha Spenta) of health and water.
Jam جم m Persian MythologyPersian form of Avestan
Yima meaning
"twin" (related to Sanskrit
Yama). This was the name of a mythological king, more commonly called
Jamshid.
Jamshid جمشید m Persian, Uzbek, Persian MythologyModern Persian form of Avestan
Yima Kshaeta, which meant
"shining Jam". This was the name of a mythological king of Persia. He is known as either
Jamshid or
Jam, where
Jamshid is a combination of his original name and an honourific.
Kaveh کاوه m Persian, Persian MythologyPossibly means
"royal" in Avestan. In Persian mythology Kaveh is a blacksmith who leads a rebellion against the evil ruler Zahhak.
Khurshid خورشید m & f Persian, Urdu, Persian MythologyModern Persian form of Avestan
Hvare Khshaeta meaning
"shining sun". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (or angel) who was associated with the sun.
Mehr مهر m & f Persian, Persian MythologyModern Persian form of
Mithra. As a Persian vocabulary word it means
"friendship" and
"sun". It is also the name of the seventh month of the Persian calendar. All these derive from the same source: the Indo-Iranian root *
mitra meaning "oath, covenant, agreement".
Mithra میترا m Persian MythologyDerived from an Indo-Iranian root *
mitra meaning
"oath, covenant, agreement". In Persian mythology he was a god of light and friendship, the son of the supreme god
Ahura Mazda. Worship of him eventually spread outside of Persia, where it was known as Mithraism.
Nairyosangha m Persian MythologyDerived from Avestan
nairyo "male" and
sangha "word". Nairyosangha was a Zoroastrian Yazata (or angel) who served as a messenger for Ahura Mazda.
Rashn رشن m Persian MythologyModern Persian form of Avestan
Rashnu meaning
"justice". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata who judged the souls of the dead.
Rostam رستم m Persian, Persian MythologyMeaning unknown, possibly from Avestan
raodha "to grow" and
takhma "strong, brave, valiant". Rostam was a warrior hero in Persian legend. The 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi recorded his tale in the
Shahnameh.
Shahrivar شهریور m Persian MythologyModern Persian form of Avestan
Kshathra Vairya meaning
"desirable power". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a god of metal and a protector of the weak. This is also the name of the sixth month of the Iranian calendar.
Siavash سیاوش m Persian, Persian MythologyMeans
"possessing black stallions" in Avestan. This is the name of a prince in the 10th-century Persian epic the
Shahnameh.
Sohrab سهراب m Persian, Persian MythologyProbably from Middle Persian
swhr "red" and
ab "water". In the 10th-century Persian epic the
Shahnameh this is the name of the son of the hero
Rostam. He was tragically slain in battle by his father, who was unaware he was fighting his own son.
Soroush سروش m Persian Mythology, PersianModern Persian form of Avestan
Sraosha meaning
"obedience". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (or angel), later equated with the angel
Gabriel.
Tahmina f Persian Mythology, Tajik, BengaliDerived from Avestan
takhma meaning
"strong, brave, valiant". This is the name of a character in the 10th-century Persian epic the
Shahnameh. She is a daughter of the king of Samangan who marries the warrior hero
Rostam and eventually bears him a son, whom they name
Sohrab.
Tahmuras طهمورث m Persian MythologyPersian form of Avestan
Takhma Urupi meaning
"strong body". Takhma Urupi is a hero from the Avesta who later appears in the 10th-century Persian epic the
Shahnameh.
Zal زال m Persian MythologyMeans
"albino" in Persian. In the 10th-century Persian epic the
Shahnameh this is the name of a white-haired warrior.