Names
Persian first names
674 first names with meaning and spelling in Persian script: from Old Persian and the Shahnameh to today.
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- Gelavizhگلاویژ ♀ the star Sirius
- Ghazalehغزاله ♀ gazelle; rising sun
- Ghonchehغنچه ♀ flower bud
- Gitaگیتا ♀ world
- 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
- Gunayگونای ♀ sun and moon
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- Mahdokhtماهدخت ♀ daughter of the moon
- Mahlaghaمهلقا ♀ moon-faced
- Mahnaمهنا ♀ like the moon, beautiful
- Mahnooshماهنوش ♀ sweet as the moon
- Mahrokhماهرخ ♀ moon-faced, beautiful as the moon
- Mahrouماهرو ♀ moon-faced
- Mahshidمهشید ♀ moonlight, shining like the moon
- Mahsimaماهسیما ♀ with a face like the moon
- Mahtaمهتا ♀ unique as the moon; greatest
- Mahtabمهتاب ♀ moonlight
- Mahvashمهوش ♀ moon-like
- Maralمارال ♀ doe, deer
- Marjanمرجان ♀ coral
- Mehrمهر ⚥ love; sun; Mithra
- Morvaridمروارید ♀ pearl
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- Nahidناهید ♀ Venus; Anahita, goddess of water
- Najmehنجمه ♀ star
- Nargesنرگس ♀ narcissus, daffodil
- Nasimنسیم ⚥ gentle breeze
- Nasrinنسرین ♀ wild rose (eglantine)
- Nastaranنسترن ♀ wild rose, dog rose
- Nayyerehنیره ♀ shining; celestial body
- Nazgolنازگل ♀ delicate flower
- Nilaنیلا ♀ indigo blue
- Nilooنیلو ♀ water lily; blue like the Nile
- Niloufarنیلوفر ♀ water lily, lotus
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- Sabaصبا ♀ gentle morning breeze
- Sadafصدف ♀ seashell, mother-of-pearl
- Saharسحر ♀ dawn
- Samanehسمانه ♀ quail
- Sepidehسپیده ♀ first light of morning
- Sepinoodسپینود ♀ white river; name of a Sasanian princess
- Setarehستاره ♀ star
- Shabnamشبنم ♀ dew
- Shaghayeghشقایق ♀ poppy
- Shilanشیلان ♀ wild rose
- Shokoufehشکوفه ♀ blossom
- Soheilaسهیلا ♀ the star Canopus
- Solmazسولماز ♀ unfading, never wilting
- Sorayaثریا ♀ the Pleiades
- Souriسوری ♀ red rose; festive
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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.