Persian Names
Persian names are used in the country of Iran, in southwestern Asia, which is part of the Muslim world. See also about Iranian names.
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415Gol is a feminine Persian name directly drawn from the word gol (گل), meaning "flower" or "rose" in Persian. The name reflects the long Persian tradition of using floral vocabulary to name girls, calling to mind beauty,...
Golbahar is a Persian feminine name meaning "spring flower", composed of the elements gol meaning "flower, rose" and bahār meaning "spring". The combination evokes images of fresh blossoms and the renewal of nature after...
Golnar is a feminine given name of Persian origin, meaning "pomegranate flower." It is derived from the Persian elements gol (گل), meaning "flower," and nār (نار), meaning "pomegranate." The pomegranate holds deep cultur...
Golnaz is a feminine Persian given name that combines two expressive elements from the Persian language. The first part, gol (گل), means "flower" or "rose," while the second, nāz (ناز), conveys "delight," "comfort," or "...
Golshah is a Persian feminine name that carries the poetic meaning of "flower of the king" or "royal flower." It is derived from the Persian elements gol meaning "flower, rose" and shāh meaning "shah, king." The name emb...
Etymology and Linguistic RootsGolshan is a feminine given name of Persian origin. It derives from the archaic Persian word گلشن (golshan), meaning "rose garden". The name is formed from gol, meaning "flower" or "rose", c...
Golzar is a unisex Persian given name that poetically evokes a garden of flowers. It is derived from the Persian word gol (گل) meaning "flower, rose" combined with the suffix -zār (زار) meaning "place abounding in, field...
Habib is an Arabic masculine given name, occasional surname, and honorific meaning "beloved, darling". Derived from the Arabic root ح-ب-ب (ḥ-b-b), it conveys love and affection. The name is closely related to the word ha...
Hadi is an Arabic masculine given name and surname, meaning "leader" or "guide". It derives from the Arabic root hadā, which signifies guiding someone to the right path. The name is closely connected to Islamic theology:...
Hajar is the Arabic form of the name Hagar. In Islamic tradition, Hajar is revered as a matriarch: she was a daughter of the king of Egypt who became the second wife of the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and the mother of Ism...
Hamed is an Arabic and Persian given name, functioning as an alternate transcription of Arabic حامد (Ḥāmed), derived from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D (ح-م-د), meaning “praiser” or “lauder.” It is also the usual Persian...
Hamid is a masculine given name derived from the Arabic root ḥamida (حمد), meaning "to praise." Its literal meaning is "praiseworthy," a quality celebrated in both linguistic and religious contexts across the Islamic wor...
Hamide is a feminine given name used in both Persian and Turkish cultures. It is the feminine form of the Arabic-derived name Hamid, which means "praiseworthy" in Arabic, from the root حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise". I...
EtymologyHamideh is the Persian feminine variant of Hamid 1, derived from the Arabic root حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise". The name thus signifies "praiseworthy". In Islamic tradition, الحميد (al-Ḥamīd) is one of the 99...
Hanieh is a Persian feminine given name, representing the Persian form of the Arabic name Haniyya. The name ultimately derives from the Arabic root hanaʾa, meaning "to gladden" or "to enjoy," and the related word hanīʾ,...
Hasan is an Arabic masculine given name meaning "handsome" or "good", derived from the Arabic root حسن (ḥasuna), "to be beautiful, to be good." The name is widespread across the Muslim world and beyond, used in Arabic, B...
Hashem is a Persian given name derived from Hashim, an Arabic name meaning "crusher" or "breaker" from the root hashama "to crush." The name Hashim is historically significant as it was the nickname of a great-grandfathe...
Hassan is a variant transcription of the Arabic name Hasan and can also represent a distinct related name. Most commonly, Hassan corresponds to the Arabic Ḥasan (حسن), derived from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N, meaning...
Hayat is a name derived from the Arabic word meaning "life", ultimately from the Semitic root ḥayiya meaning "to live." In Arabic and Persian cultures, it is used as a feminine given name, while in Urdu it is masculine....
Hedieh is a Persian feminine given name, a variant form of Hadia. The name ultimately derives from Arabic roots, where it means "gift" and is linked to the concept of guidance (hadā, meaning "to guide"). In Persian, name...
Heydar is a common male given name in the Persian-speaking world, particularly in Iran and the wider region of Greater Iran, including Azerbaijan. It is the Persian form of the Arabic name Haidar, which means "lion" or "...
Hoda is a feminine given name of Persian and Arabic origin. In Persian it is a form of Huda, and in Arabic it also serves as an alternate transcription of that name. Both derive from the Arabic root هدى (hadā), meaning "...
Hojjat is a Persian masculine given name meaning "proof, argument" in Persian. It derives from Arabic, rooted in the triliteral root ḥajja (pronounced hajja), meaning "to overcome" or "to argue convincingly." In Islamic...
Homa is a feminine Persian given name of mythological origin. Its namesake is the Homa, a legendary bird in Persian mythology that is said to spend its entire life flying high in the sky without ever touching the ground....
EtymologyHormoz is the modern Persian form of Ahura Mazda, the supreme deity in Zoroastrianism. The name derives from Avestan ahura meaning "lord" and mazdā meaning "wisdom", thus translating to "lord of wisdom". In Zoro...
Hossein is a Persian form of Husayn, ultimately derived from the Arabic root ḥ-s-n meaning "good" or "handsome". It is a common masculine given name throughout the Islamic world, especially in Iran, where it is one of th...
Houshang (also romanized as Hushang) is a Persian masculine given name with deep roots in ancient Iranian mythology and literature. It derives from the Avestan name Haoshyangha, which is composed of the element hu meanin...
Iman is a given name with deep roots in Islamic culture, derived from the Arabic word īmān meaning "faith." Linguistically, it comes from the triliteral root أمن (ʾamuna), meaning "to be faithful." The name is used acros...
EtymologyIsa (Arabic: عيسى) is the Arabic form of the name Jesus. This name appears in the Quran as 'Īsā and is used by Muslims as a given name. In contrast, Arabic-speaking Christians use the form يسوع (Yasūʿ) to refer...
Jafar is a masculine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "stream" in Arabic. It has historical and religious significance, particularly within Shia Islam, and has been widely used across the Muslim world, notably in Ira...
Jahan (Persian: جهان, Urdu: جہاں, Bengali: জাহান) is a given name of Persian origin that means "world" or "universe". It is used as a gender-neutral first name and also as a surname across the Middle East, Central Asia,...
Jahanara is a feminine given name of Persian origin, formed from the elements jahān meaning "world" and ārā meaning "decorate, adorn." The name thus translates to "adornment of the world." It is commonly used in Banglade...
Jahangir (Persian: جهانگیر) is a Persian and Urdu masculine name that means "world conqueror" or "world seizer", derived from the Persian words jahān meaning "world" and gīr meaning "catch, seize, conquer". The name is m...
Jalal is a masculine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "greatness" or "majesty." It derives from the Arabic root جلّ (jalla), meaning "to be great." The name is widely used across Arabic-speaking regions, as well as i...
Jaleh is a Persian female given name, an alternate transcription of ژاله (see Zhaleh). The name means "dew" or "hoarfrost" in Persian, evoking images of delicate, crystalline moisture that forms overnight. It is a name o...
Jalil is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin, directly derived from the Arabic word جَلِيل (jalīl), meaning “great, exalted” or “important.” It stems from the triliteral root جلّ (jalla), which conveys th...
Jamaluddin is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name جمال الدين (Jamal ad-Din), and is also the standard form in Indonesian, Malay, and Dari Persian. The name combines two Arabic elements: jamāl, meaning "beauty",...
Jamileh is the Persian form of Jamila, a feminine given name widespread across the Islamic world. The name ultimately derives from Arabic root جمل (jamala) meaning "to be beautiful." Thus, Jamileh carries the meaning "be...
Jamsheed is an alternate transcription of Persian جمشید (see Jamshid). It derives from the Avestan Yima Xšaēta, meaning 'shining Jam', and appears as the name of a mythological king in Persian lore.Etymology and Mytholog...
Jamshid is a modern Persian male given name, the most common form of the mythological figure Yima Xšaēta (Avestan: 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀, meaning 'shining Yima'). The name combines the element Jam with the honorific suffix -shid (...
Javad (جواد) is the Persian form of the Arabic name Jawad, which means "generous" in Arabic. The name is derived from the Arabic root jāda, meaning "to be excellent, to be generous." As a Persian given name, Javad is wid...
Javed is a Persian masculine given name meaning "eternal." It is common in Persian, Urdu, and other South Asian languages. The name derives from Classical Persian jāwēd (جاوید), with variants such as Javaid in Urdu and C...
Kamal is a masculine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "perfection". It is widely used across the Muslim world, particularly in Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay, Persian, and Urdu-speaking communities....
Kambiz is the Modern Persian form of the ancient name Cambyses, which reached Persian usage through Latin and Greek adaptations. The name traces back to the Old Persian 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 (Kabujiya) and the Greek Καμβύσης (Kambyses)...
Kamran (Persian: کامران) is a Persian male given name meaning "successful, prosperous, fortunate." The name is formed from the Persian root kamrān, with kām signifying "desire" or "wish" and the suffix -rān suggesting "o...
Karim (also spelled Kareem, Kerim, or Karem) is a masculine given name of Arabic origin, widely used across the Muslim world and beyond. Derived from the Arabic root كرم (karuma) meaning "to be generous," Karim signifies...
Katayoun (also spelled Katayun) is a Persian female name famous from the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) by Ferdowsi. The name's meaning is unknown, but it belongs to a central character: the wife...
Katayun is a Persian given name, an alternate transcription of the Persian کتایون (Katayoun). The name belongs to a legendary figure in Persian mythology, appearing as the wife of King Goshtasb and the mother of Esfandia...
Kaveh is a Persian name whose meaning is unknown, though it is famously linked to a heroic figure in Iranian mythology. Its prominence derives from the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) by Ferdowsi,...
Kazem is an Arabic masculine given name and the Persian form of Kazim, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription. The name means "tolerant", "forgiving", or "one who suppresses anger"—the latter derived from the Arabi...
Khadijeh is the Persian form of Khadija. The name Khadija is of Arabic origin and means "premature child" or "early baby." It is most famously borne by Khadija bint Khuwaylid, the first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhamm...
Khalil (also spelled Khaleel) is an Arabic masculine given name that means "friend", particularly a close or intimate companion. In Islamic tradition, the name is famously associated with the prophet Abraham, who is hono...
Khodadad is a Persian masculine given name, composed of the elements خدا (khodā) meaning "god, lord" and داد (dād) meaning "gave," thus signifying "God given." This theophoric name structure is common in Persian, paralle...
Khorshid (Persian: خورشید [xoɾˈʃid]) is a modern Persian given name meaning "shining sun" or "radiant sun." It derives from the Avestan Huuarə Xšaēta (𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀), the name of a Yazata (divine being) in Zoroastrianism...
Khosrow is a Persian male given name of ancient Iranian origin, derived from the Middle Persian Husroy (𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩), itself from an Old Iranian name meaning "good fame." The name is ultimately rooted in Proto-Iranian Hu-sra...
Kian is a masculine given name of Persian origin, meaning "king, foundation, symbol of pride" in the Persian language. The name is deeply rooted in Iranian culture and history, often associated with nobility, sovereignty...
Kianoush, also spelled Kiyanush or Kianoosh (Persian: کیانوش), is a masculine Persian given name. It is derived from the Old Persian word kiyā, meaning “king,” and carries connotations of bravery and courage, according t...
Kourosh is a modern Persian male name, the Persian form of Cyrus. It is common in Iran and is also spelled as Koorosh or Kurosh. The name is composed of two elements: kouro- meaning "sun" and the proprietorial suffix -sh...
Kurosh is an alternate transcription of the Persian name کورش, which itself is a variant form of Kourosh. Kourosh is the modern Persian form of the ancient name Cyrus, one of the most significant names in Persian and wor...
Ladan is a Persian feminine name meaning "nasturtium" in Persian. The name is a floral name, referring to the brightly colored edible flower that is popular in Persian gardens and cuisine. In Persian culture, flower name...