Persian names
Aarzu
Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Uyghur, from Persian
desire
Aayan
Persian or Arabic
long night; era
Aban
Persian or Arabic
October; the waters; clear, elegant
Abán
Persian
clearer
Afsana
Kurdish, Persian
fairy tale, myth, fable, legend
Afsaneh
Persian
fairy tale, myth, fable, legend
Afsoon
Persian
charm, spell
Afsoun
Persian
charm, spell
Afsun
Persian
charm, spell
Ahurani
Persian
partner of ahura
Akhtar
Persian
star
Alara
Armenian, Turkish, Persian, Breton
water fairy; all-powerful ruler; the chosen
Alisher
Persian; Turkish; Kazakh; Uzbek
lofty, sublime + lion; brave prince
Alizeh
Persian
wind
Almas
Kazakh, Arabic, Persian
diamond
Almaz
Persian
diamond
Anahit
Armenian variation of Anahita, Persian
immaculate
Anahita
Persian
immaculate
Anara
Kazakh, Persian, and Hindi
pomegranate flower
Aphrahat
Syriac from Persian
gained, earned
Aras
Lithuanian, Turkish, Persian
eagle; equal, balanced
Arastoo
Persian form of Aristotle and Aristoteles, Greek
best purpose
Arezoo
Persian
desire
Arezou
Persian
desire
Arman
Form of Herman or Armen, French, Armenian, Persian, Kazakh, Turkish
soldier; land of Armenia; wish, hope, purpose
Armani
Italian surname derived from Herman or Arman, German or Persian
soldier; wish,hope
Arshia
Arabic, Persian, and Urdu
throne
Arshiya
Arabic, Persian, and Urdu
throne
Aryo
Persian
aryan
Arzu
Turkish, Azerbaijani and Uyghur form of Arezou, Persian
desire
Asel
Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Kazakh
honey
Ashkan
Persian
Parthian king
Atossa
Greek from Persian
bestowing very richly, well trickling, well granting
Ayat
Arabic, Persian
sign
Azad
Persian
free, noble
Azami
Japanese; Persian
thistle flower; greatest
Azat
Armenian; Kazakh; Tatar; Turkish, from Persian
free
Azha
Persian
the breeding place
Azora
Persian
sky blue
Azura
English, Persian
sky blue, lapis lazuli
Azure
English color name, Persian
sky blue; lapis lazuli
Bahaar
Persian, Turkish, Kurdish
spring
Bahar
Persian, Turkish, Kurdish
spring
Bahram
Persian
victorious, smiting resistance
Baran
Turkish and Persian, Russian
rain; ram
Bibi
French, Persian, or diminutive of Bibiana
toy; delight; lady of the house; life
Boman
Persian
great mind
Cas
Short form of Casper, Persian
Imperial
Caspar
Dutch and German variation of Casper and Jasper, Persian
keeper of the treasure
Caspara
Feminine variation of Casper or Jasper, Persian
bringer of treasure
Casparina
Dutch, Persian
bringer of treasure
Casparo
Italian and Spanish variation of Caspar or Jasper, Persian
bringer of treasure
Casper
Dutch form of Jasper, Persian
bringer of treasure
Cavidan
Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
eternal
Cy
Diminutive of Cyrus, Persian
sun
Cyra
Persian or Greek
sun or throne, or lord
Cyro
Portuguese and Brazilian variation of Cyrus, Persian
sun
Cyrus
Persian
sun
Cyryn
Polish form of Cyrus, Persian
sun
Daena
Persian
that which is seen or observed
Dana
English, Slavic, Persian, Arabic
from Denmark, gift, or wise
Daria
Feminine variation of Darius, Persian or Latin from Greek
kingly or possess well
Darian
English variation of Darius, Latin from Greek and Persian, or Darren, English from Irish
possessing goodness; little great one
Darius
Latin from Greek and Persian
possessing goodness
Darya
Russian or Persian, variation of Daria or feminine form of Darius
kingly; possessing goodness; the sea
Daryna
Ukrainian diminutive of Dariya, from Persian or Latin from Greek
kingly or possess well
Delaram
Persian
someone who causes calmness of the heart
Džana
Bosnian form of Canan or Can, Turkish, Persian
soul, darling
Elnaz
Turkish and Persian
country + delight
Emerald
Gem name; Persian
green
Esfir
Russian variation of Esther, Persian
star
Esmat
Persian
modesty
Essie
English diminutive of Esther, Persian, or Estelle, French
star
Este
Diminutive of Esther, Persian
star
Esteri
Finnish variation of Esther, Persian
star
Esther
Persian
star
Estherline
Elaboration of Esther, Haitian, Persian
star
Esti
Hebrew diminutive of Esther, Persian, or Basque
star; sweet honey
Esty
Diminutive of Esther, Persian
star
Faiz
Arabic, Urdu, Persian
victorious, triumphant, successful; grace, abundance, plenty
Farhad
Persian
gained, earned
Farid
Arabic and Persian
unique, precious
Farin
Persian, Germanic, French, Irish
praise, commendation; journey, traveller; iron gray; little man, dove
Fazel
Persian, Arabic
virtuous
Ferdowsi
Persian, Arabic
paradisiacal, heavenly
Fereshteh
Persian
angel
Firouz
Persian
victorious
Firouzeh
Persian
turquoise
Fi̇ruza
Azerbaijani and Tajik variation of Firouzeh, Persian
turquoise
Gaspar
Spanish variation of Casper, Dutch form of Jasper, Persian
bringer of treasure
Gáspár
Hungarian, from Persian
bringer of treasure
Gaspard
French variation of Jasper, Persian
bringer of treasure
Gaspare
Italian variation of Jasper, Persian
bringer of treasure
Gasparo
Italian variation of Casper or Jasper, Persian
bringer of treasure
Gašper
Slovene variation of Jasper, Persian
bringer of treasure
Gelsey
Persian
flower
Gohar
Persian, Armenian, Urdu
jewel, gemstone
Golnar
Persian
pomegranate flower
Gülce
Turkish from Persian
rose
Haman
Persian
illustrious
Handan
Turkish, Persian
laughing, smiling
Hande
Turkish, Persian
laughter, smile
Harnaaz
Persian
everyone's pride
Hester
Medieval variation of Esther, Persian
star
Imaan
Persian from Arabic
faith
Isa
Germanic, Persian, or diminutive of Isabel
ice; strong-willed; pledged to God
Isme
Variation of Esme, French, Persian
esteemed; beloved; emerald
Izha
Persian
offering
Jadis
French or Persian
long ago or magic, witch
Jahanara
Farsi, Persian
adorning the world
Jahari
Variation of Johari, Arabic from Persian
jewel
Jam
Short form of Jamal, Jamil, James, and similar, Arabic, English, Hebrew, Persian mythology
beautiful; the supplanter; twin
Jamshid
Persian
shining Jam; shining twin
Jasmijn
Dutch variation of Jasmine, Persian
gift from God
Jasmin
Bosnian, Persian
jasmine flower
Jasmine
Flower name, from Persian
gift from God
Jasper
Persian
bringer of treasure
Jesmyn
Variation of Jasmine or Jessamine, Persian
jasmine
Jessamine
English from Persian
jasmine
Johari
Arabic, Swahili, Indonesian, Persian
jewel
Julep
English from Persian
rose water
Kacper
Polish, from Persian
bringer of treasure
Kamran
Persian or Urdu
prosperous or successful
Kasper
Polish variation of Casper, form of Jasper, Persian
bringer of treasure
Katana
Persian or Japanese
honorable or sword
Katayoun
Persian
queen of the house
Katayun
Persian
queen of the house
Kaveh
Persian
royal
Kayan
Persian, Kurdish, Yoruba, Arabic
high status, leader; cosmos, universe; celebrated; being, existence
Keyan
Arabic, Kurdish, Persian
existence, being, essence; king, leader; universe, cosmos
Khorshid
Persian
radiant sun
Kian
Irish; Persian
ancient; king
Kir
Russian variation of Cyrus, Persian
sun
Kiyan
Persian, Arabic, Irish
king, royalty; universe, cosmos; essence, being; ancient
Kyra
Feminine variation of Cyrus, Persian
throne
Kyren
Persian, Irish
king, ruler; little dark one
Lale
Turkish from Persian
tulip
Laleh
Persian
tulip
Lalə
Azerbaijani form of Lale and Laleh, Persian
tulip
Lapis
Persian
azure blue stone
Lilac
English, from Persian
bluish or lilac
Mahan
Persian
moon
Mahsa
Farsi, Persian
like the moon
Mahtab
Persian
moonlight
Mahvash
Persian
like the moon
Mariaesther
Hebrew, Persian
beloved + star; drop of the sea + star
Marjan
Dutch, Persian, Kazakh, Arabic, Sanskrit
drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + grace; coral; purification
Marjane
Variation of Marjan, Persian, Arabic
coral
Maryam
Arabic, Persian, and Urdu variant of Mary, Hebrew
drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved
Maryesther
Compound name, Persian, Hebrew
beloved + star; drop of the sea + star
Meerab
Persian, Arabic
sun, friendship, water; prayer niche
Mehar
Punjabi, Persian
kindness
Mehreen
Arabic, Persian "sun-like"
sun-like
Mehri
Persian
kind, lovable, sunny
Mehtab
Urdu and Punjabi for of Mahtab, Persian
moonlight
Mehwish
Urdu form of Mahvash, Persian
like the moon
Minoo
Persian
heaven, paradise
Miran
Slovene, Persian, Kurdish, Hebrew
peace, world; prince; to sing + light
Mirza
Persian, Arabic
prince, commander
Mitra
Hindi, Persian, Greek
friend; earth mother
Mohammad
Persian, Arabic
praiseworthy
Musa
Arabic, Turkish, and Persian form of Moses, Egyptian
delivered from the water
Naeda
Variation of Naida, Nahida, or Zenaida, Greek, Persian, Arabic
water nymph; immaculate, undefiled; the life of Zeus
Nahid
Persian
immaculate, pure
Narges
Persian from the Greek
Narcissus flower
Nargis
Urdu and Uzbek variation of Narges, Persian
narcissus flower
Nasreen
Persian
wild rose
Nasrin
Persian
wild rose
Naveed
Persian
good news
Naviyd
Persian, variation of Naveed
good news
Nayab
Persian
rare, unique
Naz
Turkish from Persian
coy
Nazanin
Persian
sweetheart
Nazia
Pakistani, Bengali, Persian
a woman of whom you can be proud; sweet, coy
Naziyah
Variation of Nazia or Naziha, Pakistani, Persian, Arabic
a woman of whom you can be proud; sweet, coy; virtuous, honest; elegant, graceful
Nazli
Turkish, Persian
beautiful, delicate
Nazy
Persian
cute
Neda
Greek mythology name, Persian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian
River of Elis; voice, call, proclaim; Sunday
Negin
Persian
jewel
Nihad
Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Persian
nature, disposition
Nihal
Arabic, Persian
happy, successful
Nikan
Persian, Greek, Native Americam "good person; victorious man; my friend, companion"
good person; victorious man; my friend, companion
Nilou
Variation of Niloufar, Persian
water lily, lotus
Niloufar
Persian
lotus, water lily
Niusha
Persian
good listener
Nuran
Variation of Nouran, Arabic, Persian
of light
Omid
Persian
hope
Ottessa
Variation of Atossa, Greek from Persian
bestowing very richly, well trickling, well granting
Parastoo
Iranian, Persian
swallow bird
Pari
Iranian/Persian
fairy
Paribanou
Persian
fairy lady
Paribanu
Persian
fairy lady
Parisa
Iranian, Persian
like a fairy
Parisina
Historical, Italian, Spanish, Persian
Parisian; like a fairy
Parvaiz
Persian
lucky, happy
Parvana
Azerbaijani variation of Parvaneh, Persian
butterfly
Parvaneh
Persian
butterfly
Peri
Greek; Hebrew; Persian
mountain dweller; fruit; fairy
Queenester
English, Persian
queen + star
Queenesther
English, Persian
queen + star
Reza
Persian, Indonesian, and Bengali form of Rida, Arabic
satisfaction, contentment
Rira
Persian, French, Japanese, Yiddish
pure, laugh
Riyan
Irish, Arabic, Persian
little king; luxuriant, watered, splendor; thinker, wise
Rook
English nature name, Persian
crow; chariot
Rosetta
Persian
splendid
Roshan
Persian
light, bright
Roshanak
Persian
light, bright
Roshanara
Farsi, Persian
to adorn with light
Rostam
Persian
tall, strongly-built, brave
Roxana
Persian
dawn; or, little star
Roxane
Persian
dawn
Roxanna
Persian
little star
Roxanne
Persian
dawn
Roxy
Diminutive of Roxanne, Persian
dawn
Roya
Persian, Arabic
vision, dream, sight
Ruslana
Feminine variation of Slavic "Ruslan," from the Turkic/Persian word for "Lion"
Lion
Rustam
Persian
tall, strongly-built, brave
Sadira
Persian
lote tree, sidr tree
Sagar
Sanskrit, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, or Persian
ocean; wine goblet
Sahar
Arabic, Persian
dawn, morning, awakening
Salaar
Variation of Salar, Telegu, Persian
leader
Salar
Arabic, Persian
leader, commander, rule
Saniyah
Persian, Urdu, Arabic
second; brilliant, splendid
Scheherazade
Persian
noble lineage
Shahan
Persian
royal, king-like, worthy, exalted
Shahana
Persian
royal, king-like, worthy, exalted
Shahin
Persian, Arabic
falcon
Sheherazade
Persian
noble lineage
Sher
Persian & Hindi
lion
Sherin
Variation of Sherine, Persian
charming, sweet
Sherine
Variation of Shirin, Persian
charming, sweet
Shiraz
Place name, Persian
lion
Shirin
Persian
charming, sweet
Siavash
Persian
keeper of black stallions
Siria
Spanish from Persian
sun-bright, glowing
Sitara
Urdu from Persian
star
Solmaz
Turkish, Azerbaijani, Persian
unfading, unwilting
Soraya
Persian
Pleiades constellation
Sosan
Arabic, Persian, and Iranian form of Susan, Hebrew, Greek
white flower, lily; safe, unwounded
Syrus
Greek, English, Persian
a Syrian; sun
Tahirih
Persian
the pure one
Tahmina
Persian
brave, valiant
Tala
Persian, Arabic, Tagalog, Samoan, Scandinavian
gold; turmeric; star; story; noble
Tamaz
Georgian, from Persian
brave and valiant horse
Tamires
Brazilian and Portuguese form of Tomyris, Persian
family
Tamora
Meaning unknown, possibly from Tomyris, Persian
family
Tamuna
Variation of Tamar, Tahmina, or Daamin, Georgian, Hebrew, Persian, Ararbic
date palm tree; brave, valiant; secure, insurance
Tarja
Finnish variation of Daria, Persian, Latin from Greek
kingly; possesses well
Tiamat
Persian
sea
Tomiris
Kazakh and Tajik variation of Tomyris, Persian, Iranian
family
Tomyris
Latin, Greek, Persian, "family"
family
Tulip
Flower name, from Persian
turban
Vashti
Persian
lovely
Vida
Spanish, Slovene, Lithuanian, Persian, Swedish, Serbian,"life, visible, willow, to see"
life, visible, willow, to see
Xerxes
Persian
hero among heroes
Yahya
Arabic, Turkish, and Persian form of Yochanan
God is Gracious
Yara
Arabic, Persian, Brazilian, Hebrew
friend, helper; strength; water nymph; honeycomb
Yasamina
Persian and Punjabi
jasmine flower
Yasmeen
Persian
jasmine flower
Yasmin
Persian
jasmine flower
Yazan
Arabic, Persian
written by; writer
Yekta
Persian, Iranian, Kurdish
the only one, rare
Yousef
Persian variation of Yusuf, Arabic
God increases
Zabana
Taino, Persian
grassy flatlands; flame of a candle
Zanzibar
Swahili place name from Persian
black coast
Zareen
Persian
golden
Zari
Persian, English, Arabic, Hebrew
golden; blooming flower; shining, brilliance; God has helped
Zarin
Persian
golden
Zarina
Persian
a golden vessel
Zenda
Persian
sacred
Zhaleh
Persian
dew, hail stone, hoarfrost
Zita
Italian or Persian; Greek
little girl; seeker
Zohreh
Persian
Venus
Zoraya
Arabic, Persian
the Pleiades
Zubin
Persian
short spear
Zura
Chechen from Persian
strength