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181Rana (رعنا) is a Persian feminine name, written as an alternate transcription of the Persian word ra'na. It is directly related to the name Ra'na, from which it derives. Both names share the same meaning, "beautiful," "a...
Ra'na is a Persian feminine given name that means "beautiful, attractive" in Persian. It is a variant of the name Rana, which shares the same meaning in Persian and Arabic. The name is also found in Uzbek as Raʼno, refle...
Razieh is a Persian female given name, the Persian form of Radhia.EtymologyRazieh derives from the Arabic root raḍiya, meaning "to be satisfied" or "to please." The name Radhia has two primary interpretations: from rāḍī...
Reyhaneh is a Persian female given name, a form of Rayhana. In Persian, it carries the meaning of "pleasant scent, aroma, or odor," derived from the Arabic root related to basil. The name is closely linked to Rayhana, th...
Robab is the Persian form of Rubab, a name derived from the Arabic word for a type of stringed musical instrument, the rubab or robab. This lute-like instrument is of Central Asian origin and is considered the national m...
Robabeh is the Persian form of Rubab, a name derived from an Arabic word referring to a type of stringed musical instrument. Linguistically, the name transitions from the Arabic rubab (the instrument) to the Persian adap...
Roghayeh is the Persian form of the Arabic name Ruqayya. It is a feminine given name with deep Islamic roots, widely used in Iran and other Persian-speaking communities. Etymology and Origins The name derives from the Ar...
Roshanak is a Persian female name that derives from the element Roshan, meaning "light, bright" in Persian, with the feminine suffix -ak. It is the Persian equivalent of Roxana, the name made famous by the Bactrian noble...
Roshanara is a Persian feminine name formed from the elements روشن (rōshan) meaning "light" and آرا (ārā) meaning "decorate, adorn". Thus, the name can be interpreted as "adorned with light" or "one who decorates with li...
Etymology and MeaningRoya is a feminine given name of Persian origin, derived from the Arabic root رأى (raʾā), meaning "to see, to perceive." The name directly translates to "dream" in Persian, reflecting the concept of...
Saba is a feminine name of Persian and Urdu origin, meaning "soft breeze" — a gentle, poetic word that evokes a sense of calm and nature. In Persian literature, 'saba' often appears as a reference to a mild, refreshing w...
Sadaf is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, also used in Persian and Urdu. It directly means "seashell, mother-of-pearl" in Arabic, drawing from the natural elegance of marine treasures. The name evokes imagery of p...
Sahar is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, meaning "dawn" or "just before dawn" in Arabic, derived from a common Semitic root that also gives rise to the Ugaritic god of the dawn, Shahar. The name is widespread in...
Sakineh is the Persian form of the Arabic name Sakina, which itself carries the deep meaning of peace, tranquility, and calmness. The name draws from the Arabic term sakīnah, which appears in the Quran as a divine state...
Samaneh is a feminine given name of Persian origin (Persian: سمانه). In Persian, the name carries two distinct meanings due to homophony: the more traditional meaning is "sky," derived from the Persian word for the celes...
Samira is a feminine given name of Arabic and Persian origin, derived as the feminine form of Samir 1. The name is closely related to the variant Sameera 1 and shares its root with masculine forms Sameer 1 and Samir 1. E...
Sanaz (ساناز) is a Persian female given name, also occasionally used in Turkey and among diaspora communities. The name is generally interpreted as implying grace, beauty, and uniqueness. In Persian, it is composed of sa...
Sara is a feminine given name used in many languages around the world, derived from Sarah. The name ultimately comes from the Hebrew שָׂרָה (Sara), meaning "lady, princess, noblewoman". In the Old Testament, Sarah is the...
Sedigheh is the Persian form of Siddiqa, which itself is the feminine version of Siddiq. The name Siddiq derives from the Arabic root ṣadaqa, meaning "to tell the truth," and conveys the sense of "honest, truthful." Thus...
Sepideh (also spelled Sepide or Sepeedah) is a Persian feminine given name meaning "dawn" or "first light." Rooted in the Persian word sepide (سپیده), it evokes the moment when the sky begins to brighten before sunrise,...
Setare is a Persian feminine given name that serves as an alternate transcription of the Persian word ستاره (setāre), meaning "star." It is directly related to the name Setareh, which shares the same etymology. The name...
Setareh is a feminine given name of Persian origin, meaning "star." The name is directly derived from the Persian word "ستاره" (setāre), which signifies a celestial star. In Persian literature and poetry, stars are often...
Shabnam is a feminine given name of Persian and Urdu origin, meaning "dew." The name evokes the imagery of dewdrops on flowers or grass at dawn, symbolizing freshness, delicacy, and beauty—a common theme in Persianate po...
EtymologyShadi (شادی) is a Persian feminine given name that directly translates to "happiness" or "joy." It is derived from the Persian word shād (شاد), meaning "happy" or "cheerful," combined with the suffix -i, which f...
Shahla is a feminine given name widely used throughout the Muslim world, particularly in Arabic- and Persian-speaking regions. It derives from an obsolete Arabic adjective أَشْهَل (ʾašhal), whose meaning centers on eye c...
Shahnaz is a feminine given name and surname of Persian origin. The name combines two Persian elements: shah (شاه), meaning "king," and naz (ناز), which conveys "delight," "comfort," or "coquetry." Thus, Shahnaz is inter...
Shahrazad (also spelled Shahrzad or Shahrizad) is a Persian feminine name of literary and legendary fame. The name is believed to have two possible origins. The first combines Persian chehr (lineage, origin) and āzād (fr...
Shahrbanoo is a Persian feminine name meaning "lady of the land," derived from the Persian elements shahr meaning "city, land" and bānū meaning "lady." Etymology and Meaning The name combines shahr (شهر), which in classi...
Shahrzad is a Persian feminine given name, an alternate transcription of شهرزاد (see Shahrazad). The name is best known as the name of the legendary storyteller in the Middle Eastern and South Asian folktale collection O...
Shams is a unisex name of Arabic origin, directly derived from the Arabic word shams, meaning "sun." It is widely used across Arabic-speaking countries, as well as in Persian, Urdu, and other Semitic-speaking cultures. T...
Shereen is a Persian feminine given name, an alternate transcription of شیرین (see Shirin). It is particularly used in Persian-speaking regions and among the Persian diaspora, though the spelling variant Sherine has gain...
Shideh is a Persian feminine given name that directly translates to "bright," conveying a sense of radiance or illumination. The name is rooted in the Persian language, where it carries a poetic and uplifting quality.Ety...
Shireen is a given name, an alternate transcription of Persian شیرین (see Shirin). The name derives from the Persian word for "sweet", a meaning that has infused both the linguistic charm and cultural resonance of the na...
Shirin is a Persian feminine given name meaning "sweet" in Persian. It is most famously associated with the wife of the 6th–7th-century Sasanian emperor Khosrow II (r. 590–628 CE), a historical figure whose romance story...
Shiva is a Persian feminine name meaning "charming, eloquent." It is distinct from the Sanskrit-derived Shiva in its origin, as this Persian name comes from the word shivā (شِوا), which conveys qualities of grace, persua...
Shohre is a Persian feminine given name, an alternate transcription of شهره (see Shohreh), which means "famous" in Persian. The name is derived from the Persian word shohrat (شهرت) meaning "fame" or "renown."EtymologyThe...
Shohreh is a Persian feminine given name meaning "famous". It is derived from the Persian word شهرت (shohrat), which carries the sense of renown or celebrity. The name is exclusively used in Persian-speaking cultures and...
Shokoufeh is a Persian feminine name meaning "blossom". It evokes the imagery of flowers and spring, reflecting a connection to nature and renewal. A variant form is Shokufeh, which shares the same etymology and semantic...
Shokufeh (Persian: شکوفه, also romanized as Shokoufeh) is an alternate transcription of the Persian word meaning "blossom." It is a common feminine given name in Iran and other Persian-speaking regions.Etymology and Orig...
Shukria is a feminine given name used across Arabic, Pashto, and Dari Persian cultures. It functions as an alternate transcription of Arabic شكريّة, corresponding to Shukriyya, which is the feminine form of Shukri. The n...
Sima is a Persian feminine name that means "face, visage" (from Persian سima). The name reflects the cultural importance placed on physical beauty and presence in Persian-speaking societies. It is moderately used in Iran...
Simin is a Persian feminine given name meaning "silvery." Derived from the Middle Persian word asêmên, the name evokes the color and sheen of silver, often associated with purity and brilliance. In Persian, the adjective...
Soheila is a feminine Persian given name, derived from the masculine name Suhail, which itself comes from the Arabic root sahl, meaning "level, even, smooth." In Arabic astronomy, Suhail is the traditional name for the s...
Solmaz is a feminine given name and a Turkish surname, meaning "unfading, unwilting" in Turkish and Azerbaijani. It is a negative form of the Turkic root sol “to fade, to wilt”, so the name connotes eternal freshness or...
Somayeh is the Persian form of the Arabic name Sumayya, which itself derives from the Arabic root samā meaning “to be high, elevated, lofty.” The name carries connotations of nobility and spiritual elevation. In Islamic...
Soodeh is a Persian female given name, an alternate transcription of Soudeh (سوده). The name Soudeh means "touched" or "painted" in Persian, evoking imagery of something delicately marked or colored. The transcription "S...
Soraya is a feminine given name of Arabic and Persian origin, derived from the Arabic name Thurayya, which means "the Pleiades" — a group of stars in the constellation Taurus. The name entered European languages primaril...
Soudeh is a Persian feminine given name that means "touched" or "painted" (Persian: سوخته, suxte). The name evokes a sense of being marked or colored by experience, often carrying poetic connotations of beauty or emotion...
Tahereh is the Persian feminine form of the Arabic name Tahir, meaning "virtuous, pure, chaste". In Persian, the final 'h' often indicates feminine gender, making Tahereh the direct equivalent of the more widely known Ar...
Tahmineh is the modern Persian form of the name Tahmina, featured in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) by the poet Ferdowsi. The name is derived from the Persian word tahm meaning "brave, valian...
Tayebeh is a Tayyib.In Persian culture, Tayebeh reflects the values of virtue and kindness, and while it shares roots with the more common Arabic feminine form Tayyiba, Tayebeh is distinctly Persian in its phonetic adapt...
Vida is a Persian female given name that means "visible" or "apparent." The name derives from the Persian adjective پیدا (pidâ), carrying connotations of clarity and manifestation. In Persian culture, names that convey l...
Yasaman is a Persian variant of the name Yasamin, which itself is the Persian form of Yasmin, meaning 'jasmine' in Arabic and Hebrew. The name ultimately derives from the Persian word yāsamīn, referring to the fragrant j...
Yasamin is a Persian feminine given name, directly derived from the Persian word for jasmine, yāsamīn. It is a regional form of the Arabic-influenced name Yasmin, which itself ultimately traces its origin to the same Per...
Zahra 1 is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, derived from the Arabic word zahrāʾ (زهراء), the feminine form of ʾazhar (أزهر), meaning "shining, brilliant, bright." The root zahara (زهر) conveys the sense of "to shi...
Zeinab is the Persian form of Zaynab, an Arabic feminine name of uncertain yet layered meaning. The root Zaynab may originate from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" combined with أب (ʾab) meaning "father," thus interpre...
Zeynab is an Arabic-origin female given name commonly used in Persian and Azerbaijani contexts. It is an alternate transcription of the Persian زینب and the Azerbaijani Zeynəb, both ultimately derived from the Arabic nam...
Zhaleh is a Persian feminine given name meaning "dew" or "hoarfrost." In Persian poetry and literature, dew often symbolizes freshness, transience, and beauty, reflecting the name's lyrical and nature-inspired quality. I...
Ziba is a Persian feminine given name meaning "beautiful". The name directly reflects the aesthetic sensibilities of Persian culture, where beauty is often celebrated in poetry, art, and personal names. Ziba is related t...
Zinat is a feminine name of Persian origin, meaning "ornament" (from Persian زینت), ultimately derived from Arabic. The name carries connotations of beauty, adornment, and elegance. It is most commonly used in Bengali an...