Iranian Submitted Names - Behind the Name

Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

ANOUSHEH f & m Persian, Iranian
Means "eternal life, immortality, goodness and happiness". Famous bearer is Anousheh Ansari, the first Iranian in space.

ELMIRA f Iranian

ELNAZ f Persian, Iranian
Elnaz is a Turkish-Persian name for girls that means “love of the people” and “beloved of the people”. It is made up of the Turkish word El (“people”, “tribe”) and the Persian naz (“love”, “beauty”, etc.).

FARKHONDEH f Persian, Iranian
From Persian فرخنده (farxonde) meaning "lucky, fortunate, blessed".

GHASAM m Iranian (Rare)

JAVID m Azerbaijani (Anglicized), Iranian, Indian

JIYAN m & f Hindi, Kurdish, Iranian, Uzbek
From Kurdish jiyan meaning "life".

JORJIK m Armenian (Expatriate, ?), Iranian (?)
Possibly a form of George, borne by Iranians of Armenian ethnicity.

KAZEAM m Iranian (Rare)
Variant of Kazim.

KIARASH m Persian, Iranian

LIANA f Iranian
It has Persian-Iranian origin and it means : Glowing lady

MAHNOUSH f Iranian (Rare)
Derived from Persian Mah "moon" combined with Persian noush, which has several possible meanings. One of them is "sweet, lovely", while an other is "to drink, to seek." Yet another possible meaning is "destiny."

MALAHAT f Azerbaijani (Rare), Iranian (Rare)
Azeri feminine name meaning "charm, beauty, grace", from the word məlahət.

MEDISA f Bosnian (Rare), Iranian (Rare)
Probably derived from Media, a historical region in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes.

MEHRAK f Iranian

NEEV m Iranian

PARTOW f Iranian

ROHAM m Iranian

SABRE m African, Muslim, Northern African, Iranian, Arabic (Egyptian)
African, Islamic name for boys meaning patient, sharp and enduring.

SAINA f Indian, Papuan (Rare), Iranian (Rare)

SARINA f Iranian

SIAVOSH m Iranian

SOLMAZ f Iranian

TAYEBEH f Iranian, Persian

TURANDOKHT f Iranian (Rare), Literature
Means "daughter of Turan", composed of Persian توران (Tūrān), a region of Central Asia that was part of the Persian Empire, allegedly meaning "land of Tur" (said to have been named for the legendary Persian prince Tur, a son of King Fereydoun who reigned around 750 BC), and دخت (dokht) "daughter".... [more]

VASHAN m Iranian
Means "Mighty King", Vashan is an uncommon but rare name. "sincere, loyal" and "dependable"; however, "quite unpredictable" and "overly possessive."