Persian Girl Names With Meanings
59 names with meanings and origins.
Persian names come from Iranian culture and poetry, and are often inspired by nature, light and heroic legends. These 59 Persian girl names (including unisex names) are listed A to Z; use the letter links to jump to a starting letter.
Top picks
Girl · Persian · “Legend; fairy tale”
Girl · Persian · “Goddess of water”
Girl · Persian · “A Persian queen”
Girl · Persian · “Free”
Girl · Persian · “Fire”
Girl · Persian · “Violet flower”
Girl · Persian · “Sea”
Girl · Persian · “Inspiration”
Girl · Persian · “Pomegranate flower”
Girl · Persian · “Jasmine flower”
Girl · Persian · “Gift from God; jasmine flower”
Girl · Persian · “Tulip”
Girl · Persian · “Night”
Girl · Persian · “Like the moon”
Girl · Persian · “Friendship; covenant”
Girl · Persian · “Wild rose”
Girl · Persian · “Like a fairy”
Girl · Persian · “Dawn”
Girl · Persian · “Little star”
Girl · Persian · “Dream, vision”
Girl · Persian · “Star”
Girl · Persian · “Sweet”
Girl · Persian · “Silvery”
Girl · Persian · “Jewel; the Pleiades”
Girl · Persian · “Jasmine”
Unisex · Persian · “Enlightened, radiant”
Girl · Persian · “Immortality”
Unisex · Persian · “Pomegranate”
Girl · Persian · “Gathering, community”
Unisex · Persian · “Sweet, pleasant”
Unisex · Persian · “Peaceful, patient.”
Unisex · Persian · “Happy heart”
Girl · Persian · “Heart-pleasing”
Unisex · Persian · “Sweet like honey”
Unisex · Persian · “Joyful”
Unisex · Persian · “Wise”
Unisex · Persian · “Paradise”
Unisex · Persian · “Paradise”
Unisex · Persian · “Radiance, splendor”
Girl · Persian · “Radiant, shining”
Girl · Persian · “Graceful as a flower”
Unisex · Persian · “Rose-colored”
Unisex · Persian · “Flame tree (Symbol of beauty)”
Girl · Persian · “Peaceful one.”
Girl · Persian · “Sweet voice”
Girl · Persian · “Root.”
Girl · Persian · “Good friend”
Unisex · Persian · “Amicable being.”
Girl · Persian · “From Iran”
Girl · Persian · “One who illuminates the world”
Girl · Persian · “Rain.”
Unisex · Persian · “Like a soul, spiritual”
Girl · Persian · “Angel; heavenly being”
Unisex · Persian · “Beautiful; handsome”
Girl · Persian · “Lady; madam; a title of respect”
Unisex · Persian · “Fortunate; lucky”
Unisex · Persian · “Swift cat.”
Girl · Persian · “Butterfly.”
Girl · Persian · “Beauty.”
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.
Common questions
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