Names
Persian first names
674 first names with meaning and spelling in Persian script: from Old Persian and the Shahnameh to today.
A
- Abbasعباس ♂ stern lion; Abbas ibn Ali
- Abolfazlابوالفضل ♂ father of virtue; epithet of Abbas ibn Ali
- Abtinآبتین ♂ father of Fereydun in the Shahnameh
- Adelعادل ♂ just, fair
- Adibادیب ♂ cultured, man of letters
- Afaghآفاق ♀ horizons
- Afarinآفرین ♀ praise, bravo; creation
- Afroozافروز ♀ one who kindles, illuminates
- Afsanehافسانه ♀ legend, fairy tale
- Afsharافشار ♂ name of a Turkic tribe of Iran (Nader Shah’s dynasty)
- Afshinافشین ♂ title of the princes of Ushrusana; a famous general
- Afsoonافسون ♀ spell, charm
- Ahmadاحمد ♂ the most praised
- Aidaآیدا ♀ the returning one; reward
- Ainazآیناز ♀ delicate and lovely as the moon
- Akbarاکبر ♂ the greatest
- Akramاکرم ♀ the most generous
- Aliعلی ♂ the exalted; first Shia Imam
- Alirezaعلیرضا ♂ from Ali and Reza: Ali, the one who pleases
- Almaآلما ♀ apple
- Alvandالوند ♂ mountain near Hamadan
- Amenehآمنه ♀ safe, trustworthy; mother of the Prophet
- Aminامین ♂ trustworthy
- Amirامیر ♂ prince, commander
- Amiraliامیرعلی ♂ prince Ali
- Amirhosseinامیرحسین ♂ prince Hossein
- Amirmohammadامیرمحمد ♂ prince Mohammad
- Amitisآمیتیس ♀ Median princess, wife of Nebuchadnezzar
- Anaآنا ♀ mother
- Anahitaآناهیتا ♀ the immaculate one; ancient Iranian goddess of water and fertility
- Anisانیس ♀ close companion, confidante
- Anoushehانوشه ♀ immortal; happy
- Aradآراد ♂ name of an angel; patron of piety
- Aramآرام ⚥ calm, gentle
- Aranآران ♂ ancient region in the Caucasus; name of a hero
- Arashآرش ♂ the legendary archer whose arrow set Iran’s border
- Arazارس ♂ the border river Aras
- Ardalanاردلان ♂ Kurdish princely house; brave
- Ardavanاردوان ♂ Parthian king Artabanus
- Ardeshirاردشیر ♂ whose rule is through truth; founder of the Sasanian Empire
- Arefعارف ♂ knower, mystic
- Arezooآرزو ♀ wish, longing
- Ariaآریا ⚥ noble; the name of the ancient Iranian peoples
- Arianآرین ♂ noble, Iranian
- Arianaآریانا ♀ land of the Aryans; old name of Iran and Afghanistan
- Ariobarzanآریوبرزن ♂ Achaemenid general who fought Alexander
- Armanآرمان ♂ ideal, aspiration
- Arminآرمین ♂ name of a Kayanid prince; virtuous one
- Armitaآرمیتا ♀ gentle and devout (after the Zoroastrian Spenta Armaiti)
- Arnavazارنواز ♀ sister of Jamshid, freed by Fereydun
- Arnikaآرنیکا ♀ noble and pure
- Arsalanارسلان ♂ lion (Turkic)
- Arshaآرشا ♂ noble, just
- Arshakارشک ♂ Arsaces, founder of the Parthian empire
- Arshamآرشام ♂ Arsames, grandfather of Darius the Great
- Arshiaعرشیا ♂ heavenly; belonging to God’s throne
- Artemisآرتمیس ♀ name of a female admiral and queen of Halicarnassus in Xerxes’ army
- Artinآرتین ♂ pure, righteous
- Artinaآرتینا ♀ pure, righteous
- Arvandاروند ♂ swift, mighty; the border river Arvandrud
- Arvinآروین ♂ trial, experience; brave
- Aryoآریو ♂ short for Ariobarzanes, defender of the Persian Gate
- Asalعسل ♀ honey
- Asenaآسنا ♀ she-wolf, ancestral mother in Turkic legend
- Asgharاصغر ♂ the youngest
- Ashkاشک ♂ short form of Arsaces; founder of the Arsacids
- Ashkanاشکان ♂ Arsaces, founder of the Parthian dynasty
- Ashkbousاشکبوس ♂ Turanian hero in the Shahnameh
- Ashrafاشرف ♀ the noblest
- Asmaاسما ♀ the sublime; names
- Asoآسو ♂ horizon
- Atefehعاطفه ♀ affection, compassion
- Atenaآتنا ♀ after the Greek goddess Athena, very popular in Iran
- Atilaآتیلا ♂ little father
- Atoosaآتوسا ♀ Atossa, daughter of Cyrus the Great and Achaemenid queen
- Avaآوا ♀ voice, sound
- Avestaاوستا ♀ sacred book of the Zoroastrians
- Avinآوین ♀ love (Kurdish)
- Avinaآوینا ♀ lively as water
- Avisaآویسا ♀ pure, flawless; like the Avesta
- Ayazایاز ♂ cool night; confidant of Sultan Mahmud
- Aydinآیدین ♂ bright, enlightened (Turkic)
- Ayehآیه ♀ sign; verse of the Koran
- Ayenehآینه ♀ mirror
- Ayhanآیهان ♂ ruler of the moon
- Aylaآیلا ♀ moonlight, halo of the moon
- Aylinآیلین ♀ moonlight, halo of the moon
- Ayoubایوب ♂ prophet Job
- Aysanآیسان ♀ like the moon
- Ayselآیسل ♀ moon flood; like the moon
- Azadآزاد ♂ free, noble
- Azadehآزاده ♀ free, noble, upright
- Azamاعظم ♀ the greatest
- Azarآذر ♀ fire; ninth month of the Persian calendar
- Azarmidokhtآزرمیدخت ♀ Sasanian queen
- Azinآذین ♀ ornament, decoration
- Azitaآزیتا ♀ free one; lily
- Azizعزیز ♂ dear, precious; mighty
B
- Babakبابک ♂ little father; freedom fighter against the Abbasids
- Bahadorبهادر ♂ brave, hero
- Baharبهار ♀ spring
- Baharaبهارا ♀ springlike
- Baharakبهارک ♀ little spring
- Baharehبهاره ♀ spring-like
- Bahmanبهمن ♂ good mind; eleventh month of the Persian calendar
- Bahramبهرام ♂ the victorious; name of Sasanian kings and of the planet Mars
- Bamdadبامداد ♂ dawn
- Banafshehبنفشه ♀ violet (flower)
- Banouبانو ♀ lady
- Baranباران ⚥ rain
- Baraneبارانه ♀ like rain
- Barbodباربد ♂ famous musician at the court of Khosrow II
- Bardiaبردیا ♂ son of Cyrus the Great
- Barsamبرسم ♂ bundle of sacred twigs in Zoroastrian ritual
- Batoolبتول ♀ pure, virgin; epithet of Fatima
- Behdadبهداد ♂ good gift
- Behinبهین ♀ the best, most excellent
- Behjatبهجت ♀ joy, delight
- Behnamبهنام ♂ of good name, reputable
- Behnazبهناز ♀ the most graceful
- Behnooshبهنوش ♀ the best sweetness, very pleasant
- Behradبهراد ♂ generous, noble
- Behrangبهرنگ ♂ of good colour; radiant
- Behrouzبهروز ♂ fortunate, blessed with good days
- Behzadبهزاد ♂ of good birth; famous miniature painter
- Benyaminبنیامین ♂ son of the right hand; youngest son of Jacob
- Bijanبیژن ♂ hero in the Shahnameh, beloved of Manijeh
- Bitaبیتا ♀ unique, unrivalled
- Bornaبرنا ♂ young, vigorous
- Borzooبرزو ♂ son of Sohrab in the Shahnameh; greatness, splendour
- Bozorgmehrبزرگمهر ♂ wise minister of Khosrow I
C
D
- Damavandدماوند ♂ highest mountain of Iran
- Danaدانا ⚥ wise, knowing
- Daneshدانش ♂ knowledge
- Danialدانیال ♂ God is my judge; prophet Daniel
- Daraدارا ♂ owner, holder; Darius
- Dariushداریوش ♂ he who holds firm the good; Darius the Great
- Daryaدریا ♀ sea
- Davoodداوود ♂ David; the beloved
- Delaramدلارام ♀ one who calms the heart; beloved
- Delbarدلبر ♀ heart-stealer, beloved
- Delnazدلناز ♀ pride and tenderness of the heart
- Denaدنا ♀ name of the highest peak of the Zagros mountains
- Diakoدیاکو ♂ Deioces, founder of the Median kingdom
- Dianaدیانا ♀ after the Roman goddess; popular in Iran
- Dibaدیبا ♀ silk brocade
- Donyaدنیا ♀ world
- Dornaدرنا ♀ crane (bird)
- Dorsaدرسا ♀ the shining, radiant one
E
- Ebrahimابراهیم ♂ Abraham
- Ehsanاحسان ♂ kindness, beneficence
- Elahehالهه ♀ goddess
- Elchinایلچین ♂ envoy of the people
- Elhamالهام ♀ inspiration
- Elikaالیکا ♀ name of a flower; beloved wife
- Elmiraالمیرا ♀ princess of the people
- Elnazالناز ♀ pride of the people
- Elsaالسا ♀ God is abundance; popular in Iran
- Elshanالشان ♂ glory of the people
- Elyasالیاس ♂ prophet Elijah
- Emadعماد ♂ support, pillar
- Erfanعرفان ♂ mystical knowledge
- Esfandiarاسفندیار ♂ invulnerable prince in the Shahnameh
- Eshratعشرت ♀ joy of life, conviviality
- Esmaeilاسماعیل ♂ God hears; son of Abraham
- Esterاستر ♀ star; Queen Esther, wife of Xerxes
F
- Faezehفائزه ♀ successful, victorious
- Fahimehفهیمه ♀ understanding, intelligent
- Farahفرح ♀ joy, cheerfulness
- Faramarzفرامرز ♂ son of Rostam in the Shahnameh
- Faranakفرانک ♀ mother of Fereydun in the Shahnameh
- Farangisفرنگیس ♀ wife of Siavash and mother of Kay Khosrow in the Shahnameh
- Farbodفربد ♂ glorious
- Fardinفردین ♂ splendour of faith
- Farhadفرهاد ♂ the stonecutter who carved through a mountain for love of Shirin
- Farhangفرهنگ ♂ education, culture
- Faribaفریبا ♀ enchanting, alluringly beautiful
- Faridفرید ♂ unique
- Faridehفریده ♀ unique, precious as a pearl
- Farnamفرنام ♂ glorious, of good name
- Farnazفرناز ♀ glory and grace
- Farnoodفرنود ♂ proof, argument
- Farrokhفرخ ♂ fortunate, blessed
- Farshadفرشاد ♂ glorious and joyful
- Farshidفرشید ♂ radiance of glory
- Farzadفرزاد ♂ born of glory
- Farzamفرزام ♂ worthy, fitting
- Farzanehفرزانه ♀ wise, learned
- Farzinفرزین ⚥ wise; the queen in chess
- Fatanehفتانه ♀ enchanting
- Fatemehفاطمه ♀ one who weans; daughter of the Prophet Muhammad
- Fatemeh Zahraفاطمهزهرا ♀ from Fatemeh and Zahra, names of the Prophet’s daughter
- Fereshtehفرشته ♀ angel
- Fereydounفریدون ♂ king in the Shahnameh who defeated the tyrant Zahhak
- Firoozehفیروزه ♀ turquoise (gemstone)
- Foadفواد ♂ heart
- Foroughفروغ ♀ radiance, light; known through the poet Forough Farrokhzad
G
- Garshasbگرشاسب ♂ hero and king in the Shahnameh
- Gelarehگلاره ♀ apple of the eye; darling
- Gelavizhگلاویژ ♀ the star Sirius
- Ghasemقاسم ♂ the one who distributes
- Ghazalغزل ♀ ghazal, Persian love poem
- Ghazalehغزاله ♀ gazelle; rising sun
- Gholamrezaغلامرضا ♂ servant of Imam Reza
- Ghonchehغنچه ♀ flower bud
- Gisooگیسو ♀ hair, locks
- Gitaگیتا ♀ world
- Givگیو ♂ hero in the Shahnameh, son of Goudarz
- Goharگوهر ♀ jewel, gem; essence
- Golandamگلاندام ♀ with a body delicate as a flower
- Golaraگلآرا ♀ adorned with flowers
- Golbaharگلبهار ♀ spring flower
- Golbanouگلبانو ♀ lady of flowers
- Golnarگلنار ♀ pomegranate blossom
- Golnazگلناز ♀ delicate as a flower
- Golnooshگلنوش ♀ sweet as a flower
- Golparگلپر ♀ Persian hogweed (spice)
- Golpariگلپری ♀ flower fairy
- Golrokhگلرخ ♀ with cheeks like roses
- Golsaگلسا ♀ like a flower
- Golshanگلشن ♀ flower garden
- Golshiftehگلشیفته ♀ in love with flowers
- Gordafaridگردآفرید ♀ heroine of the Shahnameh who fought Sohrab
- Goshtasbگشتاسب ♂ king in the Shahnameh, patron of Zarathustra
- Goudarzگودرز ♂ wise hero in the Shahnameh
- Gunayگونای ♀ sun and moon
H
- Habibحبیب ♂ beloved, friend
- Hadiهادی ♂ guide
- Hadisحدیث ♀ tradition, narrative
- Hafezحافظ ♂ keeper; one who knows the Koran by heart; the poet Hafez
- Halehهاله ♀ halo
- Hamedحامد ♂ one who praises
- Hamidحمید ♂ praiseworthy
- Hamidehحمیده ♀ praised, praiseworthy
- Hamidrezaحمیدرضا ♂ from Hamid (praised) and Reza (contentment)
- Hamoonهامون ♂ plain, desert; Lake Hamun
- Hamzehحمزه ♂ strong, steadfast; uncle of the Prophet
- Hanaهانا ♀ happiness, joy
- Haniehهانیه ♀ happy, content
- Hasanحسن ♂ the good, handsome; second Imam
- Hashemهاشم ♂ bread-breaker; great-grandfather of the Prophet
- Hastiهستی ♀ existence, being
- Havaحوا ♀ Eve, mother of humankind
- Hediehهدیه ♀ gift
- Hejarهژار ♂ humble; known through the poet Hejar
- Heliaهلیا ♀ sun; light
- Helmaهلما ♀ kind, gentle
- Hengamehهنگامه ♀ event, commotion; crowd
- Hesamحسام ♂ sharp sword
- Heydarحیدر ♂ lion; epithet of Ali
- Hiradهیراد ♂ generous; radiant
- Hirbodهیربد ♂ Zoroastrian priest, teacher
- Hivaهیوا ⚥ hope
- Hodaهدی ♀ right guidance
- Homaهما ♀ mythical bird of good fortune
- Homayهمای ♀ queen in the Shahnameh; bird of fortune
- Homayounهمایون ♂ blessed, royal
- Hoomanهومن ♂ good mind (Avestan Vohu Manah)
- Hooshyarهوشیار ♂ alert, clever
- Hormozهرمز ♂ Ahura Mazda; name of Sasanian kings
- Hosseinحسین ♂ the handsome little one; third Shia Imam
- Houshangهوشنگ ♂ king in the Shahnameh who discovered fire
I
- Ilariaایلاریا ♀ cheerful
- Iliaایلیا ♂ my God is the Lord; prophet Elijah
- Ilinایلین ♀ light, radiance
- Ilkhanایلخان ♂ ruler of the tribe
- Ilnazایلناز ♀ pride and grace of the tribe
- Ilyarایلیار ♂ friend of the people
- Imanایمان ⚥ faith
- Irajایرج ♂ son of Fereydoun, ancestor of the Iranians in the Shahnameh
- Isaعیسی ♂ Jesus
J
- Jafarجعفر ♂ stream; sixth Imam
- Jahanجهان ⚥ world
- Jahangirجهانگیر ♂ world conqueror
- Jalalجلال ♂ majesty, glory
- Jalehژاله ♀ dew; hail
- Jalilجلیل ♂ majestic, great
- Jamalجمال ♂ beauty
- Jamilehجمیله ♀ beautiful
- Jamshidجمشید ♂ the shining Jam; legendary king who founded Nowruz
- Jarirehجریره ♀ wife of Siavash in the Shahnameh
- Javadجواد ♂ generous
- Javidجاوید ♂ eternal, immortal
- Jinaژینا ♀ life
K
- Kamalکمال ♂ perfection
- Kambizکامبیز ♂ Cambyses, son of Cyrus the Great
- Kamranکامران ♂ successful, fortunate
- Kamyarکامیار ♂ successful; friend of fortune
- Karenکارن ♂ name of a noble Parthian house; hero in the Shahnameh
- Karounکارون ♂ largest river of Iran
- Kasraکسری ♂ Arabic form of Khosrow; epithet of Anushirvan
- Katayounکتایون ♀ princess in the Shahnameh, mother of Esfandiar
- Kavehکاوه ♂ the blacksmith who rose against the tyrant Zahhak
- Kaykhosrowکیخسرو ♂ just king in the Shahnameh, son of Siavash
- Kazemکاظم ♂ one who restrains his anger; seventh Imam
- Keyhanکیهان ♂ cosmos, world
- Keykavousکیکاووس ♂ king in the Shahnameh, father of Siavash
- Keyvanکیوان ♂ Saturn
- Khadijehخدیجه ♀ born early; first wife of the Prophet
- Khalilخلیل ♂ friend; epithet of Abraham
- Khashayarخشایار ♂ Xerxes, Achaemenid king; hero among kings
- Khaterehخاطره ♀ memory
- Khorshidخورشید ♀ sun
- Khosrowخسرو ♂ king; of good fame
- Kianکیان ♂ kings; royal (Kayanids)
- Kianaکیانا ♀ nature, element; royal
- Kianoushکیانوش ♂ immortal king, of the Kayanid line
- Kiarashکیارش ♂ son of Kay Qobad in the Shahnameh; noble warrior
- Kiavashکیاوش ♂ like a king
- Kimiaکیمیا ♀ elixir; something rare and precious
- Kiumarsکیومرث ♂ first king and first man in the Shahnameh
- Kobraکبری ♀ the greatest; epithet of Zeinab
- Koohyarکوهیار ♂ friend of the mountains; strong as a mountain
- Kosarکوثر ♀ spring in paradise; abundance
- Kouroshکوروش ♂ Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire
L
M
- Maedehمائده ♀ laid table; name of a Koran sura
- Mahanماهان ♂ moon-like, of the moon
- Mahbodمهبد ⚥ greater than the moon; noble
- Mahboubehمحبوبه ♀ beloved
- Mahdiarمهدیار ♂ friend of the Mahdi
- Mahdiehمهدیه ♀ the rightly guided
- Mahdisمهدیس ♀ moon-like
- Mahdokhtماهدخت ♀ daughter of the moon
- Mahinمهین ♀ the greatest, noblest
- Mahlaghaمهلقا ♀ moon-faced
- Mahmoudمحمود ♂ the praised one
- Mahnaمهنا ♀ like the moon, beautiful
- Mahnazمهناز ♀ grace of the moon
- Mahnooshماهنوش ♀ sweet as the moon
- Mahrokhماهرخ ♀ moon-faced, beautiful as the moon
- Mahrouماهرو ♀ moon-faced
- Mahsaمهسا ♀ moon-like, beautiful as the moon
- Mahshidمهشید ♀ moonlight, shining like the moon
- Mahsimaماهسیما ♀ with a face like the moon
- Mahtaمهتا ♀ unique as the moon; greatest
- Mahtabمهتاب ♀ moonlight
- Mahvashمهوش ♀ moon-like
- Mahyaمهیا ♀ ready, prepared
- Mahyarمهیار ♂ friend of the moon
- Majidمجید ♂ glorious
- Maliheملیحه ♀ graceful, charming
- Maniمانی ♂ prophet and painter of the Sasanian era
- Manijehمنیژه ♀ beloved of Bijan in the Shahnameh
- Manouchehrمنوچهر ♂ king in the Shahnameh, grandson of Fereydun
- Mansourمنصور ♂ the victorious
- Maralمارال ♀ doe, deer
- Marjanمرجان ♀ coral
- Maryamمریم ♀ Mary; also the name of a flower (tuberose)
- Marziehمرضیه ♀ the one who pleases (God)
- Masoudمسعود ♂ fortunate, lucky
- Masoumehمعصومه ♀ innocent, pure
- Matinمتین ♂ firm, composed
- Mazdakمزدک ♂ social reformer of the Sasanian era
- Mazyarمازیار ♂ prince of Tabaristan who fought the Abbasids
- Mehdiمهدی ♂ the rightly guided
- Mehrمهر ⚥ love; sun; Mithra
- Mehrabمهراب ♂ king of Kabul in the Shahnameh, father of Rudabeh
- Mehranمهران ♂ loving; a Sasanian noble family
- Mehranehمهرانه ♀ loving, kind
- Mehrangizمهرانگیز ♀ one who awakens love
- Mehrbodمهربد ♂ guardian of love; minister at Anushirvan’s court
- Mehrdadمهرداد ♂ gift of Mithra; Mithridates
- Mehrdinمهردین ♂ loving faith
- Mehrdokhtمهردخت ♀ daughter of the sun; daughter of love
- Mehreganمهرگان ⚥ autumn festival in honour of Mithra
- Mehriمهری ♀ loving, kind
- Mehrnazمهرناز ♀ love and grace
- Mehrnooshمهرنوش ♀ sweet love
- Mehrsaمهرسا ♀ like the sun, loving
- Mehrsamمهرسام ♂ loving and brave
- Mehrshadمهرشاد ♂ joyful through love
- Mehrzadمهرزاد ♂ born of love; child of the sun
- Melikaملیکا ♀ queen
- Miladمیلاد ♂ birth
- Minaمینا ♀ enamel, azure glass; the blue sky
- Minooمینو ♀ paradise, heaven
- Miriamمیریام ♀ (form of Maryam) sister of Moses
- Mitraمیترا ♀ Mithra, ancient Iranian deity of light and covenant
- Mobinمبین ♂ clear, evident
- Mobinaمبینا ♀ clear, evident; explaining
- Mohadesehمحدثه ♀ one spoken to (by angels); epithet of Fatima
- Mohammadمحمد ♂ the praised one; the Prophet of Islam
- Mohammadaliمحمدعلی ♂ from Mohammad and Ali
- Mohammadhosseinمحمدحسین ♂ from Mohammad and Hossein
- Mohammadmahdiمحمدمهدی ♂ from Mohammad and Mahdi
- Mohammadrezaمحمدرضا ♂ from Mohammad and Reza
- Mohsenمحسن ♂ benefactor
- Mojdehمژده ♀ good news
- Mojganمژگان ♀ eyelashes
- Mojtabaمجتبی ♂ the chosen one
- Monaمونا ♀ wish
- Monirمنیر ♀ luminous, radiant
- Mordekhaiمردخای ♂ cousin of Queen Esther
- Mortezaمرتضی ♂ the chosen one; epithet of Ali
- Morvaridمروارید ♀ pearl
- Mostafaمصطفی ♂ the chosen one
- Mousaموسی ♂ Moses
N
- Naderنادر ♂ rare, extraordinary; Nader Shah
- Nafasنفس ♀ breath; breath of life
- Nafisehنفیسه ♀ precious, valuable
- Naghmehنغمه ♀ melody, song
- Nahidناهید ♀ Venus; Anahita, goddess of water
- Najmehنجمه ♀ star
- Namiنامی ♂ famous
- Nargesنرگس ♀ narcissus, daffodil
- Narimanنریمان ♂ ancestor of Rostam in the Shahnameh; brave
- Nasimنسیم ⚥ gentle breeze
- Nasrinنسرین ♀ wild rose (eglantine)
- Nasserناصر ♂ helper
- Nastaranنسترن ♀ wild rose, dog rose
- Navaنوا ⚥ melody, tune
- Navidنوید ♂ good news
- Nayyerehنیره ♀ shining; celestial body
- Nazaninنازنین ♀ lovely, graceful, dear
- Nazanin Zahraنازنینزهرا ♀ from Nazanin (lovely) and Zahra (radiant)
- Nazdarنازدار ♀ graceful, cherished
- Nazgolنازگل ♀ delicate flower
- Nazilaنازیلا ♀ delicate, graceful
- Nazliنازلی ♀ cherished, tender
- Nedaندا ♀ call, voice
- Negarنگار ♀ beloved; picture, painting
- Neginنگین ♀ gem set in a ring
- Nezamنظام ♂ order
- Nikaنیکا ♀ good, beautiful
- Nikanنیکان ♂ the good ones; ancestors
- Nikooنیکو ♀ good, beautiful
- Niktaنیکتا ♀ best, good one
- Nikzadنیکزاد ♂ of good birth
- Nilaنیلا ♀ indigo blue
- Nilooنیلو ♀ water lily; blue like the Nile
- Niloufarنیلوفر ♀ water lily, lotus
- Nimaنیما ♂ known from Nima Yushij, father of modern Persian poetry
- Nooraنورا ♀ light
- Nooshafarinنوشآفرین ♀ creator of sweetness
- Nooshinنوشین ♀ sweet, delightful
- Nosratنصرت ♂ help, victory
- Nouriنوری ♂ luminous, of light
- Nowruzنوروز ♂ new year, new day
- Nozarنوذر ♂ king in the Shahnameh, son of Manouchehr
O
P
- Panizپانیذ ♀ rock candy, sweet
- Panteaپانتهآ ♀ Pantheia, Achaemenid noblewoman, a symbol of loyalty
- Parastooپرستو ♀ swallow (bird)
- Pardisپردیس ♀ paradise, garden
- Parhamپرهام ♂ powerful, splendid
- Pariپری ♀ fairy
- Parinazپریناز ♀ graceful as a fairy
- Parisaپریسا ♀ fairy-like
- Parisimaپریسیما ♀ with the face of a fairy
- Parmisپرمیس ♀ beautiful, precious
- Parnianپرنیان ♀ fine painted silk
- Parsaپارسا ♂ pious, virtuous
- Parvanehپروانه ♀ butterfly
- Parvinپروین ♀ Pleiades; known through the poet Parvin Etesami
- Parvizپرویز ♂ victorious; Khosrow II Parviz
- Paryaپریا ♀ like a fairy
- Pashaپاشا ♂ high dignitary
- Payamپیام ♂ message
- Pedramپدرام ♂ beautiful, joyful
- Pegahپگاه ♀ dawn, early morning
- Pejmanپژمان ♂ sad, melancholic
- Peymanپیمان ♂ promise, covenant
- Pirouzپیروز ♂ victorious; Sasanian king
- Poonehپونه ♀ pennyroyal mint
- Poupakپوپک ♀ hoopoe
- Pouranپوران ♀ short form of Purandokht, Sasanian queen
- Pourandokhtپوراندخت ♀ Sasanian queen, daughter of Khosrow II
- Pouriaپوریا ♂ Pouria-ye Vali, legendary wrestler and poet
- Pouyaپویا ♂ dynamic, seeking
- Pouyanپویان ♂ striving, ever-seeking
R
- Radinرادین ♂ generous, noble
- Radmanرادمان ♂ noble, generous
- Rahaرها ♀ free, released
- Rahelehراحله ♀ traveller; ewe
- Rahilراحیل ♀ ewe; Rachel, wife of Jacob
- Rahimرحیم ♂ merciful
- Rahmanرحمان ♂ the gracious
- Rakhshanرخشان ♀ radiant, shining
- Ramanرامان ♂ joyful, content
- Ramezanرمضان ♂ month of fasting
- Raminرامین ♂ joyful; hero of the epic Vis and Ramin
- Ramtinرامتین ♂ legendary musician at Jamshid’s court
- Ranaرعنا ♀ graceful, beautiful and slender
- Rasaرسا ⚥ complete; loud and clear
- Rashidرشید ♂ brave, upright; well-grown
- Rasoulرسول ♂ messenger
- Rastaرستا ♂ saved, freed
- Rastinراستین ♂ truthful, genuine
- Rayanرایان ♂ gate of paradise; refreshed
- Raziyehراضیه ♀ content, satisfied
- Rebinریبین ♂ guide
- Reyhanehریحانه ♀ basil; fragrant plant
- Rezaرضا ♂ contentment; eighth Shia Imam
- Robabرباب ♀ string instrument; white cloud
- Roghayehرقیه ♀ the ascending one; daughter of Hossein
- Rojanروژان ♀ days; sunny
- Rokhsarehرخساره ♀ cheek, face
- Rominaرومینا ♀ radiant one
- Ronakرونق ⚥ splendour, flourishing
- Roozbehروزبه ♂ one with good days; birth name of Ibn al-Muqaffa
- Roshanروشن ⚥ bright, shining
- Roshanaروشنا ♀ light, brightness
- Roshanakروشنک ♀ little light; Roxana, wife of Alexander the Great
- Rostamرستم ♂ the greatest hero of the Shahnameh
- Rouhollahروحالله ♂ spirit of God
- Royaرویا ♀ dream
- Rozaرزا ♀ rose
- Rozhinروژین ♀ sunny, radiant (Kurdish)
- Rozhinaروژینا ♀ sun; day
- Rozitaرزیتا ♀ little rose
- Rudabehرودابه ♀ mother of Rostam in the Shahnameh
S
- Sabaصبا ♀ gentle morning breeze
- Sabalanسبلان ♂ mountain in (Iranian) Azerbaijan
- Sadafصدف ♀ seashell, mother-of-pearl
- Sadeghصادق ♂ truthful; epithet of the sixth Imam
- Sadraصدرا ♂ top, place of honour; Mulla Sadra, philosopher
- Saeedسعید ♂ happy, fortunate
- Sagharساغر ♀ wine cup, chalice
- Sahandسهند ♂ volcanic mountain near Tabriz
- Saharسحر ♀ dawn
- Sahbaصهبا ♀ red wine (poetic)
- Saherehساحره ♀ enchantress
- Saidehسعیده ♀ happy, fortunate
- Sainaساینا ♀ like the sun; shining
- Sajjadسجاد ♂ one who prostrates often; epithet of the fourth Imam
- Sakinehسکینه ♀ peace, tranquility
- Salarسالار ♂ leader, commander
- Salehصالح ♂ righteous; prophet Salih
- Samسام ♂ grandfather of Rostam in the Shahnameh
- Samanسامان ♂ order, prosperity; ancestor of the Samanids
- Samanehسمانه ♀ quail
- Samiسامی ♂ sublime, elevated
- Samiraسمیرا ♀ companion in evening conversation
- Samyarسامیار ♂ companion of Sam (hero of the Shahnameh)
- Sanaثنا ♀ praise
- Sanamصنم ♀ idol; beloved
- Sanazساناز ♀ graceful, tender
- Saraسارا ♀ pure, flawless
- Sardarسردار ♂ commander
- Sarinaسارینا ♀ sweet; happy
- Sasanساسان ♂ ancestor of the Sasanians
- Sattarستار ♂ the one who covers (forgives) faults
- Savashساواش ♂ battle
- Sayehسایه ♀ shade, protection
- Sedighehصدیقه ♀ the truthful; epithet of Fatima
- Sepantaسپنتا ♂ holy
- Sepehrسپهر ♂ sky, heavens
- Sepidehسپیده ♀ first light of morning
- Sepinoodسپینود ♀ white river; name of a Sasanian princess
- Setarehستاره ♀ star
- Setayeshستایش ♀ praise
- Sevdaسودا ♀ love, passion
- Sevilسویل ♀ be loved
- Shabnamشبنم ♀ dew
- Shadiشادی ♀ joy
- Shaghayeghشقایق ♀ poppy
- Shahabشهاب ♂ shooting star
- Shahinشاهین ♂ falcon
- Shahlaشهلا ♀ with beautiful dark-blue eyes
- Shahnazشهناز ♀ pride of the king; a mode in Persian music
- Shahradشهراد ♂ generous as a king
- Shahramشهرام ♂ peace of the city; beloved by the king
- Shahrbanooشهربانو ♀ lady of the city; daughter of the last Sasanian king
- Shahriarشهریار ♂ king, ruler; known through the poet Shahriar
- Shahrnazشهرناز ♀ sister of Jamshid in the Shahnameh; pride of the city
- Shahrokhشاهرخ ♂ royal face; Timurid ruler
- Shahrzadشهرزاد ♀ Scheherazade, the storyteller of the Thousand and One Nights
- Shapourشاپور ♂ son of the king; name of Sasanian kings
- Shararehشراره ♀ spark
- Shayanشایان ♂ worthy
- Sheidaشیدا ♀ lovesick, passionate
- Shervinشروین ♂ name of a prince of Tabaristan; brave
- Shilanشیلان ♀ wild rose
- Shimaشیما ♀ nature, character; countenance
- Shirinشیرین ♀ sweet; the beloved of Khosrow and Farhad
- Shivaشیوا ♀ eloquent
- Shokatشوکت ♀ splendour, dignity
- Shokoufehشکوفه ♀ blossom
- Siamakسیامک ♂ son of Kiumars in the Shahnameh
- Siavashسیاوش ♂ the innocent prince of the Shahnameh, a symbol of purity
- Simaسیما ♀ countenance, face
- Siminسیمین ♀ silvery
- Sinaسینا ♂ after Ibn Sina (Avicenna), the great physician and philosopher
- Sindokhtسیندخت ♀ mother of Rudabeh in the Shahnameh, a wise queen
- Siroosسیروس ♂ Greek form of Kourosh (Cyrus)
- Sirwanسیروان ♂ river in Kurdistan
- Sobhanسبحان ♂ praise of God
- Sogandسوگند ♀ oath, vow
- Soheilسهیل ♂ the star Canopus
- Soheilaسهیلا ♀ the star Canopus
- Sohrabسهراب ♂ son of Rostam in the Shahnameh
- Soleimanسلیمان ♂ peace; King Solomon
- Solmazسولماز ♀ unfading, never wilting
- Somayehسمیه ♀ elevated; first martyr of Islam
- Soranسوران ♂ region and principality in Kurdistan
- Sorayaثریا ♀ the Pleiades
- Sorenaسورنا ♂ Parthian general, victor at Carrhae
- Soroushسروش ♂ angel and divine messenger of tradition
- Souriسوری ♀ red rose; festive
- Sudabehسودابه ♀ wife of Kay Kavus in the Shahnameh
T
- Tabanتابان ⚥ radiant
- Tabassomتبسم ♀ smile
- Tahaطاها ♂ name of a Quran sura
- Taherطاهر ♂ pure
- Taherehطاهره ♀ the pure one
- Tahmasbطهماسب ♂ name of a Safavid king; with a strong horse
- Tahminehتهمینه ♀ wife of Rostam and mother of Sohrab in the Shahnameh
- Tahmouresطهمورث ♂ king in the Shahnameh, tamer of demons
- Tamaraتمارا ♀ date palm
- Tannazطناز ♀ coquettish, graceful
- Taraتارا ♀ star
- Taranehترانه ♀ song, melody
- Taravatطراوت ♀ freshness
- Tarlanترلان ♀ falcon
- Tayebehطیبه ♀ pure, good
- Termehترمه ♀ precious woven fabric from Yazd
- Teymourتیمور ♂ iron
- Tiamتیام ♀ apple of the eye; light of the eyes
- Tinaتینا ♀ clay, earth; nature
- Tirdadتیرداد ♂ gift of Tir (Mercury); Parthian king
- Toomajتوماج ♂ name of a Turkmen hero
- Toorajتورج ♂ son of Fereydoun in the Shahnameh
- Touranتوران ♀ land of Turan in the Shahnameh; name of a Sasanian princess
- Tousتوس ♂ hero in the Shahnameh, son of Nozar
- Turalتورال ♂ alive, everlasting
U
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Y
- Yaghoubیعقوب ♂ Jacob
- Yahyaیحیی ♂ he lives; John the Baptist
- Yaldaیلدا ♀ longest night of the year; birth
- Yaraیارا ♀ strength, ability; friend
- Yasamanیاسمن ♀ jasmine
- Yaserیاسر ♂ easy, prosperous
- Yasharیاشار ♂ alive, living
- Yasinیاسین ♂ name of a Koran sura
- Yasminیاسمین ♀ jasmine
- Yasnaیسنا ♀ prayer, worship; part of the Avesta
- Yazdanیزدان ♂ God
- Yeganehیگانه ♀ unique, one of a kind
- Yektaیکتا ♀ unique, incomparable
- Younesیونس ♂ dove; prophet Jonah
- Yousefیوسف ♂ Joseph
Z
- Zahraزهرا ♀ the radiant one; epithet of Fatima
- Zakariaزکریا ♂ God remembers; prophet Zechariah
- Zalزال ♂ father of Rostam, born white-haired and raised by the Simorgh
- Zamyadزامیاد ♂ guardian angel of the earth in Zoroastrian belief
- Zanaزانا ⚥ wise, knowing
- Zariزری ♀ gold brocade
- Zarinزرین ♀ golden
- Zarirزریر ♂ hero and brother of Goshtasp in the Shahnameh
- Zartoshtزرتشت ♂ Zarathustra, prophet of ancient Iran
- Zeinabزینب ♀ name of Ali’s daughter; fragrant tree
- Zhilaژیلا ♀ delicate, graceful
- Ziaضیا ♂ light, radiance
- Zibaزیبا ♀ beautiful
- Zivarزیور ♀ jewellery, adornment
- Zohrehزهره ♀ Venus (planet)
- Zoubinزوبین ♂ small spear
Persian names abroad
Many families in the diaspora look for a name that sounds Persian and is also easy to pronounce in English, German or French, such as Darya, Sara, Kian or Arman. Registry offices use the Latin spelling; there is no single correct transliteration, so we show common variants. Names marked ⚥ are used for girls and boys.