Names
Persian first names
190 first names with meaning and spelling in Persian script: from Old Persian and the Shahnameh to today.
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- Afshinافشین ♂ title of the princes of Ushrusana; a famous general
- Anahitaآناهیتا ♀ the immaculate one; ancient Iranian goddess of water and fertility
- Ardeshirاردشیر ♂ whose rule is through truth; founder of the Sasanian Empire
- Ariaآریا ⚥ noble; the name of the ancient Iranian peoples
- Arshamآرشام ♂ Arsames, grandfather of Darius the Great
- Ashkanاشکان ♂ Arsaces, founder of the Parthian dynasty
- Atoosaآتوسا ♀ Atossa, daughter of Cyrus the Great and Achaemenid queen
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- Maniمانی ♂ prophet and painter of the Sasanian era
- Mazdakمزدک ♂ social reformer of the Sasanian era
- Mazyarمازیار ♂ prince of Tabaristan who fought the Abbasids
- Mehranمهران ♂ loving; a Sasanian noble family
- Mehrdadمهرداد ♂ gift of Mithra; Mithridates
- Mitraمیترا ♀ Mithra, ancient Iranian deity of light and covenant
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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.