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List of Persian given names

Contents

Boys

Alef

  • Aarmin: A dweller of the garden of Eden; son of King Kobad
  • Abtin: Faridoon's father in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.
  • Arash: Hero in Persian folklore
  • Ardeshir: A character in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.
  • Atash: Fire
  • Arang: Wisdom, understanding
  • Azad: Free (Liberated)
  • Omid: Hope

Be

Pe

Te

Se

Jim

Che

JAVID

He

Khe

Dal

Zal

Re

Ze

  • Zartosht: Zoroaster

Zhe

Sin

Shin

Sad

Zad

Ta

Za

Ayn

Ghayn

Fe

Qaf

Kaf

  • Kamran: Successful in every undertaking; name of a learned Zoroastrian of Shiraz
  • Kaveh: A character in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.
  • Kian: The second dynasty of the Iranian empire.

Gaf

Lam

Mim

  • Mehran: kind as a Sun
  • Mehrdad: Gift of the Sun

Nun

  • Navid: good news
  • Nami: Famous

Vav

He

Ye

Girls

Alef

Be

Pe

  • Parisa: beautiful as a Fairy
  • Parya

Te

Se

Jim

Che

He

Khe

Dal

Zal

Re

Ze

Zhe

Sin

Shin

Sad

Zad

Ta

Za

Ayn

Ghayn

Fe

Qaf

Kaf

Gaf

  • Giti: Universe

Lam

Mim

Nun

Vav

He

Ye


Chubin: Having a wooden mace, club, or bat; nickname of the famous General Bahram of King Khusru Parvez who used a wooden club

Delawar: Liberal, charitable

Faredun, Faridoon: Pahl. Fretan; Av. Thraeraona meaning thrice strong: famous king of Iran, who killed Zohak

Farkhan, Farkhaneh: Behaving with propriety

See also

External links

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  2. http://www.geocities.com/persian_names/
  3. { Collections :: Original Persian Names }
  4. Zoroastrian names
  5. Iranian Names
  6. نامهای ایران
  7. Persian Feminine Names
  8. Female Persian Names
  9. Male Persian Names
Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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