Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the usage is Persian; and the pattern is *a.
gender
usage
pattern
Abdolreza عبدالرضا m Persian
Means "servant of al-Rida" from Arabic عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant" combined with رضا (Reẕā), the Persian form of Arabic Rida. This name refers to the 9th-century Shia imam Ali al-Rida.
Alireza علیرضا m Persian
Combination of Ali 1 and Reza, given in honour of the 9th-century Shia imam Ali ar-Rida.
Anahita آناهیتا f Persian, Persian Mythology
Means "immaculate, undefiled" in Old Persian, from the Old Iranian prefix *an- "not" combined with *āhita "unclean, dirty". This was the name of an Iranian goddess of fertility and water. In the Zoroastrian religious texts the Avesta she is called 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬍 (Arəduuī) in Avestan, with 𐬀𐬥𐬁𐬵𐬌𐬙𐬀 (anāhita) appearing only as a descriptive epithet. In origin she is possibly identical to the Indian goddess Saraswati. She has historically been identified with the Semitic goddess Ishtar and the Greek goddess Artemis.
Aria 2 آریا m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian آریا (see Arya 1).
Arya 1 آریا m & f Persian, Hindi, Malayalam
From an old Indo-Iranian root meaning "Aryan, noble". In India, this is a transcription of both the masculine form आर्य and the feminine form आर्या. In Iran it is only a masculine name.
Atousa آتوسا f Persian
Modern Persian form of Atossa.
Ava 2 آوا f Persian
Means "voice, sound" in Persian.
Ayda آیدا f Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Means "returning, visitor" in Arabic. In Turkey this is also associated with ay meaning "moon".
Azra عذرا f Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Persian, Urdu
Means "virgin, maiden" in Arabic.
Dana 4 دانا m & f Persian, Arabic
Means "wise" in Persian.
Dara 3 دارا m Persian
Means "wealthy" in Persian.
Darya 2 دریا f Persian
Means "sea, ocean" in Persian.
Delara دلآرا f Persian
Means "adorning the heart", from Persian دل (del) meaning "heart" and آرا (ārā) meaning "decorate, adorn".
Fariba فریبا f Persian
Means "charming, enticing" in Persian.
Gholamreza غلامرضا m Persian
Combination of Gholam and Reza. It is sometimes transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space.
Hoda هدی f Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Huda, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.
Isa 1 عیسی m Arabic, Persian, Albanian, Bosnian, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Jesus. This form is found in the Quran and is used as a given name by Muslims. Arabic-speaking Christians instead use يسوع (Yasūʿ) to refer to Jesus Christ.
Jahanara جهانآرا f Persian (Archaic), Bengali
From Persian جهان (jahān) meaning "world" and آرا (ārā) meaning "decorate, adorn". This was the name of the eldest daughter of the 17th-century Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Leila لیلا f Persian, Arabic, Kurdish, English, French, Georgian
Variant of Layla, and the usual Persian transcription.... [more]
Leyla لیلا f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Persian, Arabic, English (Modern)
Variant of Leila, and the usual Turkish, Azerbaijani and Kurdish form.
Mahsa مهسا f Persian
Means "like the moon" in Persian.
Mina 3 مینا f Persian
Means "glaze, enamel" in Persian.
Mirza میرزا m Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Bosnian
Means "prince" from Persian میرزا (mīrzā), earlier امیرزاده (amīrzādeh), which is ultimately from Arabic أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "commander" combined with Persian زاده (zādeh) meaning "offspring".
Mitra 2 میترا f Persian
Modern variant of Mithra used as a feminine name. The true Modern Persian form of Mithra is in fact Mehr.
Mohammad-Reza محمّدرضا m Persian
Combination of Mohammad and Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.
Morteza مرتضی m Persian
Persian form of Murtada.
Mostafa مصطفی m Persian, Bengali, Arabic
Persian and Bengali form of Mustafa, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.
Mousa موسی m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Musa, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.
Neda 2 ندا f Persian
Persian form of Nida.
Nima 2 نیما m Persian
Persian name of uncertain meaning, possibly "just, fair" or "half moon".
Niusha نیوشا f Persian
Means "good listener" in Persian.
Nousha نوشا f Persian (Rare)
Means "sweet, pleasant" in Persian.
Parisa پریسا f Persian
Means "like a fairy" in Persian, derived from پری (parī) meaning "fairy, sprite, supernatural being".
Ra'na رعنا f Persian
Means "beautiful, attractive" in Persian.
Rana 3 رعنا f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رعنا (see Ra'na).
Reza رضا m Persian, Indonesian, Bengali
Persian, Indonesian and Bengali form of Rida.
Roshanara روشنآرا f Persian (Archaic)
From Persian روشن (rōshan) meaning "light" and آرا (ārā) meaning "decorate, adorn". This was the name of the second daughter of the 17th-century Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Roya رویا f Persian
Means "dream" in Persian, of Arabic origin, derived from رأى (raʾā) meaning "to see, to perceive".
Saba 2 صبا f Persian, Urdu
Means "soft breeze" in Persian.
Safa صفا m & f Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Persian and Turkish form of Safaa or Safaa', as well as an alternate Arabic transcription of either of those names.
Samira 1 سمیرا f Arabic, Persian
Feminine form of Samir 1.
Shahla شهلا f Arabic, Persian
From an obsolete Arabic word probably meaning "dark blue", referring to the eyes.
Shiva 2 شیوا f Persian
Means "charming, eloquent" in Persian.
Sima 1 سیما f Persian
Means "face, visage" in Persian.
Sina سینا m Persian
From the Persian name for Mount Sinai or the Sinai Peninsula.
Soheila سهیلا f Persian
Persian feminine form of Suhail.
Soraya ثریا f Persian, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Persian form of Thurayya. It became popular in some parts of Europe because of the fame of Princess Soraya (1932-2001), wife of the last Shah of Iran, who became a European socialite.
Vida 3 ویدا f Persian
Means "visible" in Persian.
Yahya یحیی m Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Yoḥanan (see John) appearing in the Quran, as well as the Turkish and Persian form. This name honours John the Baptist, a prophet in Islam.
Zahra 1 زهرا 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]
Ziba 1 زیبا f Persian
Means "beautiful" in Persian.