Persian Baby Names With Meanings
47 names with meanings and origins.
Persian names come from Iranian culture and poetry, and are often inspired by nature, light and heroic legends.
Top picks
Girl · Persian · “Legend; fairy tale”
Girl · Persian · “Goddess of water”
Boy · Persian · “Mythical archer”
Boy · Persian · “Wish, hope”
Girl · Persian · “A Persian queen”
Girl · Persian · “Free”
Girl · Persian · “Fire”
Boy · Persian · “Little father; a Persian hero”
Boy · Persian · “Victorious; the planet Mars”
Girl · Persian · “Violet flower”
Boy · Persian · “Good name”
Boy · Persian · “Fortunate; prosperous”
Boy · Persian · “Sun”
Boy · Persian · “He who holds firm the good”
Girl · Persian · “Sea”
Boy · Persian · “Holding firm to the good”
Girl · Persian · “Inspiration”
Boy · Persian · “Happiness”
Girl · Persian · “Pomegranate flower”
Girl · Persian · “Jasmine flower”
Girl · Persian · “Gift from God; jasmine flower”
Boy · Persian · “Successful; fortunate”
Boy · Persian · “King”
Girl · Persian · “Tulip”
Girl · Persian · “Night”
Girl · Persian · “Like the moon”
Girl · Persian · “Friendship; covenant”
Girl · Persian · “Wild rose”
Boy · Persian · “Good news”
Boy · Persian · “Hope”
Girl · Persian · “Like a fairy”
Boy · Persian · “Pious”
Boy · Persian · “Message”
Girl · Persian · “Dawn”
Boy · Persian · “Joyful; rescuer from enemies”
Boy · Persian · “Brave hero”
Girl · Persian · “Little star”
Girl · Persian · “Dream, vision”
Girl · Persian · “Star”
Boy · Persian · “Obedient to the king”
Girl · Persian · “Sweet”
Boy · Persian · “Owner of black horses; a hero of the Shahnameh”
Girl · Persian · “Silvery”
Girl · Persian · “Jewel; the Pleiades”
Boy · Persian · “Messenger angel”
Boy · Persian · “Jasmine”
Girl · Persian · “Jasmine”
Persian naming traditions
In Iran the newborn's name is often announced at a family gathering, and some families invite an elder to recite a prayer or call into the baby's ear. Iran's civil registration authority (Sabt-e Ahval) keeps an approved list of names and can refuse names it considers inappropriate or foreign. Many names come from the Shahnameh, Ferdowsi's 11th-century epic, such as Rostam, Sohrab, Tahmineh and Manijeh, and from Zoroastrian heritage, such as Mehr (the sun and friendship) and Anahita (the water goddess). Poetry by Hafez, Rumi and Saadi inspires names built from 'gol' (flower), 'mah' (moon), 'setareh' (star) and 'nour' (light), often joined into compound names like Mahsa or Golnar.
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