AFROUZfPersian Means "illuminating, enlightening, kindling" in Persian.
AFSANEHافسانهfPersian Means "legend, myth, fable" in Persian.
AFSHINافشینmPersian Modern form of PIŠĪN through Avestan PISINAH. It was also used as a princely title for rulers of Ošrūsana, a former Iranian region in Transoxiana.
ARASmKurdish, Persian, Turkish, Urdu In Kurdish and Persian it means “equal”, “balanced”. The word Aras commonly refers to the Aras River, which flows through Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan.
ARGHAVANارغوانfPersian From the Persian name of a type of flowering tree, known as Judas Tree in English.
ARIABODآريابدmPersian Means "tribe leader, chief" in Persian.
ARWANmPersian Means "brave, courageous" in Persian.
ARZHANGارژنگmPersian, Persian Mythology Possibly derived from Persian جنگ (jang) meaning "war" or رنگ (rang) meaning "colour". This is the name of a character in the Persian epic 'Shahnameh'.
ASHKANاشکانmPersian Means "like Ashk" or "of the Parthian (Arsacid) Empire" in Persian, referring to an old Iranian kingdom that lasted until the 3rd century.
ASHRAFاشرفm & fArabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto Means "nobler, more honorable" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition, this term is used to refer to descendants of Muhammad through his daughter, Fatimah... [more]
ASMAHANأسمهانfPersian (Modern), Arabic (Rare) Means "seeker of excellence" in Persian, possibly as an elaboration of ASMA. It is the stage name of Amal Atrash, an Iranian singer.
ATOSSAاتوساfAncient Persian (Hellenized), Persian Greek form of the Persian name *Utauθa, also recorded in Avestan as Hutaosā, which may have meant "well trickling" or "well granting". Hutaosā was the queen of Kavi Vištāspa, royal patron of the prophet Zarathustra; Cyrus gave the name to his eldest daughter, who married Darius and became the mother of Xerxes... [more]
AYANاعیانmUrdu, Persian, Tamil, Sanskrit, Hindi, Turkish Persian and Urdu meaning is prima-facie. Hindi and Tamil usage is from 'Ayan' the name of Brahma, the Creator. Ayan' in Turkish, means "obviously" or "clearly". Ayan in Sanskrit means 'Speed'.
AZARMIDOKHTآزرمی‌دختfPersian, History From the Middle Persian name Āzarmīgdukht, which was possibly derived from Persian آزرم (âzarm) "modesty, shame; honour, respect" and دخت (dokht) "daughter". This was the name of a queen of the Sasanian Empire who reigned from 630 to 631.
BAHÍYYIHfPersian Persian form of BAHIYYA or Behiye. This name was borne by a member the Bahá'í holy family: Bahíyyih Khánum (1846-1932), the only daughter the Bahá'í Faith's founder, Bahá'u'lláh.
BANAZfArabic, Iranian, Kurdish Name of Banaz Mahmoud, a woman murdered in a honor killing at the age of 20 by her family who were arrested and sentenced. Banaz is the name of a region in Turkey.
BARDIAالبرديةmPersian, Ancient Persian Derived from Proto-Iranian *bardz- "be high", interpreted as meaning "high in status, magnificent". Bardia or BARDIYA was the younger son of Cyrus II "the Great".
BARSINEبرسينfAncient Persian, Persian Means "clover" in Persian. This name was borne by a mistress of Alexander the Great (daughter of Artabazus) and also by one of his wives (Barsine-Stateira, daughter of King Darius III).
BEHTASHبِهتاشmPersian Means "good friend; good companion" in Persian.
BEHZADبهزادmPersian Means "noble, high-born, honorable", derived from Persian به (beh) meaning "good, excellent" combined with زاد (zâd) meaning "child, son".
BIJANبیژنmPersian, Literature Modern form of BIZHAN. In literature, Bijan is the name of a character in the 11th-century epic poem 'Shahnameh' written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi.
BIZHANmPersian Later form of Vezhan, of which the meaning is uncertain. It may possibly be etymologically related to the New Persian verb بختن (bextan), which can mean "to sift" as well as "to sieve"... [more]
DIDARديدارm & fPersian, Kazakh, Pakistani, Turkmen This name can be derived from the Persian noun دید (did) meaning "sight, vision" as well as from the Persian noun دیدار (didar) meaning "meeting, encounter, visit".... [more]
DILARAMدلارام, دل آرامfPersian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz Means "quiet-hearted" or "peaceful-hearted", derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see AVTANDIL) combined with the Persian adjective آرام (aram) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil"... [more]
DILBARدلبرfPersian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Pakistani, Tatar Basically means "one who captures hearts", derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see AVTANDIL) combined with Persian بر (bar) meaning "one who has taken, one who bears"... [more]
DILDARدلدارm & fPersian, Kazakh Basically means "one who holds a heart", derived from the Persian noun دل (dil) meaning "heart" (see AVTANDIL) combined with the Persian suffix دار (dar) meaning "possessor" (see ELDAR)... [more]
ELNAZالنازfPersian From Turkic el meaning "people, nation, country" and Persian ناز (nâz) meaning "delight, comfort".
ELYARايليارmAzerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz (Rare), Turkish, Persian Derived from Old Turkic el meaning "country, state, society" (see ELDAR) combined with the Persian noun یار (yar) meaning "friend, companion" as well as "assistant, helper".... [more]
ENAYATOLLAHعنایت‌اللهmPersian Persian form of INAYATULLAH. A notable bearer of this name was the Iranian historian and philosopher Enayatollah Reza (1920-2010).
ESFANDIARاسفندیارmPersian, Persian Mythology, Literature Modern Persian form of Sepandiar, which was the early New Persian form of the Middle Persian name Spandadat. The latter name ultimately comes from the Avestan name Spentodata, which means "given by (the) holy"... [more]
FAKHR-UN-NISSAفخر النساfPersian The name of Mughal princess meaning "glory of women".
FARAHNAZفرحنازf & mPersian Derived from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ) meaning "happiness, gladness, joy" combined with Persian ناز (nâz) meaning "delight, comfort".
FARAJOLLAHفرج‌اللهmPersian Persian form of FARAJULLAH. A known bearer of this name was the Iranian film director Farajollah Salahshoor (1952-2016).
FARAMARZفرامرزmPersian Mythology, Persian Means "one who forgives" from Persian آمرزیدن (âmorzidan) meaning "to forgive". This is the name of a hero in the Persian epic Shahnameh.
FARANAKفرانکfPersian Etymology uncertain - it may be a form of PARVANEH, parvanek which means "little butterfly" and refers to the Persian lynx or caracal, or be derived from the Middle Persian plwʾnk' (parwānag) meaning "guide, leader".
FARANGISفَرَنگیسfPersian, Persian Mythology This is the name of a female character in the 11th-century Persian epic the 'Shahnameh'. Farangis is the wife of Siavash and mother of Kay Khosrow.
FARAZفرازmPersian, Urdu Means "ascent, height, elevation" in Persian.
FARBODmAncient Persian, Persian The name refers to an ancient Persian figure known to be the keeper or protector of the glory.
FARSHADفرشادmPersian From Persian فر (farr) meaning "splendour, beauty, brilliance" combined with شاد (šâd) meaning "glad, happy, cheerful".
FARSHIDفرشیدm & fPersian From Persian فر (farr) meaning "splendour, brilliance" and شید (šid) meaning "light, shine".
FARSIRISfPersian (Rare) Possibly a Persian form of Parysatis. The name Parysatis was borne by one of the wives of Alexander the Great, the youngest daughter of Artaxerxes III of Persia.
FARZADفرزادmPersian Means "splendid birth" derived from Persian فر (farr) meaning "splendour, brilliance, lustre" combined with -زاد (-zâd) meaning "child, son, offspring".
FARZANفرزانmPersian Means "wise; reasonable; intelligent" in Persian.
HADISحدیثfPersian Derived from Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ) meaning "story, tale" or "hadith", referring to records of the sayings and actions of the Islamic Prophet MUHAMMAD.
HAYATحیاتf & mArabic, Urdu, Persian, Turkish Means "life" in Arabic. It is used as a feminine name in Iran and Arabic-speaking countries while it is masculine in Pakistan and unisex in Turkey.
IRAJایرجmPersian From the Middle Persian Ērič, derived from ēr meaning "an Iranian" or "noble". In Persian traditional history he was the youngest son of FEREYDOUN and the eponymous hero of the Iranians... [more]
JAHANSOUZجهانسوزmPersian Iranian form of the older Persian given name Jahansuz, which means "the burning of the world". It was derived from Persian جهان (jahân) meaning "world, universe" combined with Persian سوز (suz) meaning "burning" (ultimately from the Persian intransitive verb سوختن (sukhtan) or (suxtan) "to burn, to be burnt").
JANPOLADجان‌پولادmPersian (Rare), Armenian (Archaic) Derived from the Persian noun جان (jan) meaning "soul" (ultimately from Middle Persian gyān) combined with the Persian noun پولاد (polad) or (pulad) meaning "steel" (ultimately from Middle Persian pōlāwad).
JAVANSHERجوانشیرmPersian Means "young lion", derived from the Persian adjective جوان (javan) meaning "young, youthful" (ultimately from Middle Persian ǰuwān) combined with the Persian noun شیر (sher) meaning "lion" (see SHER).... [more]
JEIRANجیرانf & mPersian, Georgian Derived from Persian جیران (jeiran) meaning "gazelle, deer". The word was adopted into Georgian as ჯეირანი (jeirani), where it means "springbok" and has also become the name for a type of Georgian dance... [more]
JIHANEجهانfPersian Strictly feminine transcription of JAHAN, a Persian unisex name.
KANIAWکانیاوfPersian Means "spring water" in Persian.
KASRAکسریmPersian Originally 'Kesra'(/kesrä/ → Merriam-Webster phonetic alphabet) , from the Arabic pronunciation of Cosroe (/xōsrō/ M-W ph. al.) which is a Persian first name meaning 'king'. (see Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlane the Great, Part 1)... [more]
KIMIYAکیمیاfPersian Means "rare" or "alchemy" in Persian, possibly given in reference to the 11th-century Sufi text كيمياى سعادت (Kimiya-yi sa'ādat), 'The Alchemy of Happiness', by Al-Ghazali.
KOCHABکوکبfPersian Feminine Iranian given name derived from the word کوکب (koukab) meaning "dahlia" or referring to a star in the constellation Ursa Minor.
KOHDAخداmPersian, American (Rare), Kurdish, Arabic Khuda (alternatively Kohda) is the Persian word for "god." In Arabic cultures, it is a loan-word for "god" as well, but is quickly becoming replaced by the more common/popular "Allah."