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
- Ahmadاحمد ♂ the most praised
- Akbarاکبر ♂ the greatest
- Aliعلی ♂ the exalted; first Shia Imam
- Alirezaعلیرضا ♂ from Ali and Reza: Ali, the one who pleases
- Amiraliامیرعلی ♂ prince Ali
- Amirhosseinامیرحسین ♂ prince Hossein
- Amirmohammadامیرمحمد ♂ prince Mohammad
- Arefعارف ♂ knower, mystic
- Arshiaعرشیا ♂ heavenly; belonging to God’s throne
- Asgharاصغر ♂ the youngest
- Ayoubایوب ♂ prophet Job
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H
- Hadiهادی ♂ guide
- Hamidrezaحمیدرضا ♂ from Hamid (praised) and Reza (contentment)
- Hamzehحمزه ♂ strong, steadfast; uncle of the Prophet
- Hasanحسن ♂ the good, handsome; second Imam
- Hashemهاشم ♂ bread-breaker; great-grandfather of the Prophet
- Heydarحیدر ♂ lion; epithet of Ali
- Hirbodهیربد ♂ Zoroastrian priest, teacher
- Hosseinحسین ♂ the handsome little one; third Shia Imam
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M
- Mahdiarمهدیار ♂ friend of the Mahdi
- Mahmoudمحمود ♂ the praised one
- Mehdiمهدی ♂ the rightly guided
- Mobinمبین ♂ clear, evident
- 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
- Mojtabaمجتبی ♂ the chosen one
- Mortezaمرتضی ♂ the chosen one; epithet of Ali
- Mostafaمصطفی ♂ the chosen one
- Mousaموسی ♂ Moses
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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.