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Persian names with meanings
Names from Persian language and culture: Omid, Dilshad, Nilofer, Soraya, Yasmin and more. 232 names so far, each with its own page, story and name art.
Akhtar
“star”
Persian
Alisher
“Ali the lion”
Arabic and Persian
Anar
“pomegranate”
Persian
Arash
may mean “shining; or truthful”
Persian
Ardalan
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian and Kurdish
Arezoo
“wish, desire”
Persian
Aria
may mean “air, melody”
Italian, also Persian
Arian
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Albanian and Persian
Arman
may mean “wish, ideal”
Persian
Armin
may mean “as Arminius, Hermann; or Persian epic name”
Germanic and Persian
Arshak
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Armenian
Aryan
“noble”
Sanskrit, also Persian
Askander
“defender of the people”
Greek, via Arabic and Persian
Assuero
“Ahasuerus”
Persian, via Hebrew and Italian
Asuman
“sky”
Persian, via Turkish
Ava
may mean “life; or voice”
Germanic, also Hebrew and Persian
Aygül
“moon flower”
Turkic + Persian
Azadeh
“free, noble”
Persian
Babak
“little father”
Persian
Bahar
“spring”
Persian
Bakyt
“happiness, good fortune”
Persian, via Kazakh and Kyrgyz
Banu
“lady”
Persian, via Turkish
Baran
“rain”
Persian and Kurdish, via Turkish
Behnam
“good name, reputable”
Persian
Behnaz
“best grace, finest charm”
Persian
Behrouz
“fortunate”
Persian
Bekzod
“born of a lord, noble-born”
Turkic + Persian
Bibi
may mean “lady”
Persian
Bijan
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian
Buse
“kiss”
Persian, via Turkish
Bylbyl
“nightingale”
Persian, via Albanian
Can
“soul, life”
Persian, via Turkish
Cas
may mean “treasurer”
Persian, via Dutch
Caspar
may mean “treasurer”
Persian
Casper
may mean “treasurer”
Persian, via Dutch and Scandinavian
Cem
“king Jamshid”
Persian, via Turkish
Cenk
“battle”
Persian, via Turkish
Cherine
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, Arabic
Chirag
“lamp”
Persian, via Hindi
Cihan
“world”
Persian, via Turkish
Cihangir
“world conqueror”
Persian, via Turkish
Ciro
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Spanish, Portuguese and Italian
Cyrus
may mean “sun; or throne”
Old Persian
Dana
“female Dane”
Hebrew, Slavic, Persian, Arabic
Daniyar
may mean “wise friend”
Persian, via Kazakh
Dara
may mean “oak”
Irish and Persian
Daria
“holding firm the good”
Persian, via Greek
Dario
“holding firm the good”
Old Persian, via Italian and Spanish
Darius
“he who holds firm the good”
Old Persian
Dariush
“he who holds firm the good”
Old Persian
Dariusz
“holding firm the good”
Old Persian, via Polish
Darja
“holding firmly the good”
Old Persian
Darya
“sea”
Persian and Greek
Dasha
“holding firmly the good”
Old Persian, via Russian
Dauren
“era, happy time”
Persian, via Kazakh
Derya
“sea, ocean”
Persian, via Turkish
Didem
may mean “my eye”
Persian, via Turkish
Dilnaz
“grace of the heart”
Persian
Dilnoza
“tender heart”
Persian, via Uzbek
Dilshad
may mean “happy heart”
Persian
Donya
“world”
Arabic, via Persian
Ehsan
“beneficence, excellence”
Arabic, via Persian
Elham
“inspiration”
Arabic, via Persian
Essie
“star”
Persian, via Hebrew
Ester
may mean “star”
Persian, via Hebrew
Estera
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Polish and Slovak
Esteri
“star”
Persian, via Finnish
Esther
may mean “star”
Persian, via Hebrew
Eszter
may mean “star”
Persian, via Hebrew and Hungarian
Farah
“joy”
Arabic and Persian
Farhad
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian
Farnaz
may mean “glory and grace”
Persian
Farrukh
“fortunate, happy”
Persian
Feridun
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Turkish
Feruza
“turquoise”
Persian, via Uzbek
Firdavs
“paradise”
Persian, via Arabic and Tajik
Gaspar
may mean “treasurer”
Persian, via Spanish
Gaspard
may mean “treasurer”
Persian, via French
Gaspare
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Italian
Gasper
may mean “as Caspar”
Persian, via Slovenian
Gohar
“jewel, gem”
Persian, via Armenian
Golnar
“pomegranate blossom”
Persian
Gül
“rose”
Persian, via Turkish
Gülcemal
“rose beauty”
Persian and Arabic, via Turkish
Gulnara
“pomegranate flower”
Persian, via Central Asian
Gulnaz
“graceful flower”
Persian
Gulnora
“pomegranate flower”
Persian, via Uzbek
Gülşah
“queen of roses”
Persian, via Turkish
Haleh
“halo”
Persian
Handan
“joyful, smiling”
Persian, via Turkish
Hande
“smile”
Persian, via Turkish
Hester
may mean “star”
Persian, via Latin
Hesther
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via English
Hooman
“good mind”
Avestan, via Persian
Ilshat
may mean “perhaps joy of the homeland”
Turkic + Persian
Iskandar
“defender of men”
Greek, via Arabic and Persian
Iskander
“defender of the people”
Greek, via Persian and Arabic
Janan
may mean “beloved, darling”
Persian
Jasmijn
“jasmine”
Persian, via Dutch
Jasmin
“jasmine flower”
Persian
Jasmina
“jasmine flower”
Persian, via South Slavic
Jasmine
“jasmine flower”
Persian, via French and English
Jasminka
“jasmine”
Persian, via South Slavic
Jasper
may mean “treasurer”
Persian, via Latin
Jazmin
“jasmine”
Persian, via Spanish
Jazmine
“jasmine”
Persian, via English
Jesper
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Scandinavian
Jessamine
“jasmine”
Persian, via English
Jessamyn
“jasmine”
Persian, via English
Kacper
may mean “treasurer”
Persian, via Polish
Kambiz
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Old Persian
Kamran
“successful, fortunate”
Persian
Kaspar
may mean “treasurer”
Persian, via German
Kasparas
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Lithuanian
Kaspars
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Latvian
Kasper
may mean “treasurer”
Persian, via Scandinavian
Kasperi
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Finnish
Kaveh
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian
Keyvan
“the planet Saturn”
Persian
Khosrow
“of good fame”
Persian
Kian
may mean “ancient”
Irish and Persian
Kourosh
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Old Persian
Laleh
“tulip”
Persian
Leila
“night”
Arabic, via Persian
Leili
“night”
Arabic, via Persian
Lilah
may mean “night (as Lila); or lilac”
Hebrew, Arabic or Persian
Mahsa
“like the moon”
Persian
Manizha
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Tajik
Mardonio
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Italian
Marvarid
“pearl”
Persian
Meher
“kindness, love; sun”
Persian
Mehran
may mean “kind; or like the sun”
Persian
Mehrdad
“given by Mehr”
Persian
Mehtap
“moonlight”
Persian, via Turkish
Melchior
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Hebrew|Persian
Melchiorre
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Italian
Melika
may mean “queen”
Arabic|Persian
Menyhért
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Hungarian
Mert
“brave, manly”
Persian, via Turkish
Mina
may mean “love; or harbour; many roots”
Germanic, Persian and others
Nargis
“narcissus”
Persian
Nasrin
“wild rose”
Persian
Navid
“good news”
Persian
Nazgul
“delicate flower”
Persian, via Kyrgyz and Kazakh
Neda
“call, voice”
Persian
Negar
may mean “beloved”
Persian
Negin
“gemstone”
Persian
Nesrin
“wild rose”
Persian, via Turkish
Nigâr
“beloved; beautiful image”
Persian
Nihal
“young shoot, sapling”
Persian
Nilofer
“water lily, blue lotus”
Persian, from Sanskrit
Nilufar
“water lily”
Persian
Nilüfer
“water lily”
Persian, via Turkish
Nisreen
“wild rose”
Persian, via Arabic
Omid
“hope”
Persian
Pari
“fairy”
Persian
Parisa
“like a fairy”
Persian
Parvina
“the Pleiades”
Persian, via Tajik
Parviz
“victorious, fortunate”
Persian
Payam
“message”
Persian
Pegah
“dawn, early morning”
Persian
Ramin
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian
Reza
“contentment, satisfaction”
Arabic, via Persian
Riza
“contentment, approval”
Arabic, via Persian and Turkish
Roksana
“bright”
Old Persian, via Polish and Turkish
Rossana
“bright”
Old Persian, via Italian
Rostam
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian
Roxana
“bright, shining”
Old Persian, via Greek
Roxane
may mean “bright”
Old Persian, via French
Roxanna
may mean “bright, little star”
Persian, via Greek
Roxanne
may mean “bright, little star”
Persian, via Greek and French
Roxie
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via English
Roxy
may mean “bright, little star”
Persian, via English
Roya
“dream, vision”
Persian
Rumi
may mean “of Rum, the Roman lands”
Persian and Japanese
Rustam
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian
Rustem
may mean “as Rostam”
Persian, via Tatar
Ruxandra
“bright”
Old Persian, via Romanian
Sahar
“dawn”
Arabic and Persian
Şahin
“falcon”
Persian, via Turkish
Samira
“breeze”
Arabic, Sanskrit, Persian
Sanaz
may mean “full of grace”
Persian
Sardor
“leader, commander”
Persian, via Uzbek
Sawsan
“lily”
Arabic, Persian
Scheherazade
may mean “of noble lineage”
Persian
Şebnem
“dew”
Persian, via Turkish
Serkan
may mean “leader of noble blood”
Persian and Turkish
Seyed
“lord, master”
Arabic, via Persian
Shabnam
“dew”
Persian
Shadi
“happiness, joy”
Persian
Shahin
“royal falcon”
Persian
Shahla
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian
Shahlo
“dark-eyed beauty”
Persian, via Uzbek
Shahram
may mean “pleasing the king”
Persian
Shahzoda
“princess, royal-born”
Persian, via Uzbek
Shakhzod
“born of a shah; prince”
Persian, via Uzbek
Shayan
“worthy”
Persian
Shazia
may mean “rare, precious”
Persian, via Urdu
Shehzad
“prince”
Persian
Shereen
may mean “sweet”
Persian
Sherine
“sweet”
Persian, via Arabic
Sherzod
“born of a lion”
Persian, via Uzbek
Shireen
“sweet”
Persian
Shirin
“sweet”
Persian
Siavash
“possessor of black horses”
Avestan, via Persian
Sikandar
“defender of men”
Greek, via Persian
Sima
“face, countenance”
Persian
Sirin
“sweet”
Persian, via Turkish
Sitora
“star”
Persian, via Tajik
Soheil
“the star Canopus”
Arabic, via Persian
Sohrab
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian
Soraia
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Portuguese
Soraya
“the Pleiades”
Arabic, via Persian
Tahmina
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian
Taraneh
“song, melody”
Persian
Tigran
may mean “sharp, arrow”
Old Persian, via Armenian
Umida
“hope”
Persian, via Uzbek
Vakhtang
may mean “wolf-bodied”
Persian, via Georgian
Vashti
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via Hebrew
Xerxes
may mean “ruler over heroes”
Old Persian, via Greek
Xhavit
“eternal”
Persian, via Albanian
Yasaman
“jasmine”
Persian
Yasemin
“jasmine”
Persian, via Turkish
Yasmeen
“jasmine”
Persian, via Arabic
Yasmin
“jasmine flower”
Persian, via Arabic
Yasmina
“jasmine”
Persian, via French
Yasmine
“jasmine”
Persian, via French and Arabic
Zarina
“golden”
Persian
Zöhre
“Venus”
Persian
Zohreh
“the planet Venus”
Arabic, via Persian
Zuleika
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Persian, via English
Zurab
may mean “as Sohrab”
Persian, via Georgian