Iranian Names (page 2) - Behind the Name

Shahrzad شهرزاد f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شهرزاد (see Shahrazad).

Shahzad شهزاد m Persian, Arabic, Urdu
Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.

Shams شمس f & m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Semitic Mythology
Means "sun" in Arabic. This was the name of a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess of the sun, identified with the Akkadian sun god Shamash (whose name is related) and the northern Arabian goddess Nuha.

Shapour شاپور m Persian
Modern Persian form of Shapur.

Shapur شاپور m History, Persian
From Middle Persian 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 (Shahpuhr) meaning "son of the king". This was the name of three Sasanian emperors.

Sharif شریف m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Persian, Tajik, Uzbek, Malay
Means "noble, eminent" in Arabic, a derivative of شرف (sharufa) meaning "to be noble, to be illustrious". This was a title used by the descendants of Muhammad.

Shereen شیرین f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شیرین (see Shirin).

Shideh شیده f Persian
Means "bright" in Persian.

Shir 2 شیر m Persian (Rare)
Modern Persian form of Sher.

Shireen شیرین f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شیرین (see Shirin).

Shirin شیرین f Persian
Means "sweet" in Persian. This was the name of a character in Persian and Turkish legend.

Shiva 2 شیوا f Persian
Means "charming, eloquent" in Persian.

Shohre شهره f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شهره (see Shohreh).

Shohreh شهره f Persian
Means "famous" in Persian.

Shokoufeh شکوفه f Persian
Means "blossom" in Persian.

Shokufeh شکوفه f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شکوفه (see Shokoufeh).

Siavash سیاوش m Persian, Persian Mythology
Persian form of Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬀𐬥 (Siiāuuarshan) meaning "possessing black stallions". This was the name of a virtuous prince in Iranian mythology. He appears briefly in the Avesta, with a longer account recorded in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.

Siavush سیاوش m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سیاوش (see Siavash).

Sima 1 سیما f Persian
Means "face, visage" in Persian.

Simin سیمین f Persian
Means "silvery" in Persian.

Sina سینا m Persian
From the Persian name for Mount Sinai or the Sinai Peninsula.

Soheil سهیل m Persian
Persian form of Suhail.

Soheila سهیلا f Persian
Persian feminine form of Suhail.

Sohrab سهراب m Persian, Persian Mythology
From Persian سهر (sohr) meaning "red" and آب (āb) meaning "water". In the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh this is the name of the son of the hero Rostam. He was tragically slain in battle by his father, who was unaware he was fighting his own son.

Solmaz سولماز f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Persian
Means "unfading, unwilting" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, a negative form of the Turkic root sol "to fade, to wilt".

Somayeh سمیه f Persian
Persian form of Sumayya.

Soodeh سوده f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سوده (see Soudeh).

Soraya ثریا f Persian, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Persian form of Thurayya. It became popular in some parts of Europe because of the fame of Princess Soraya (1932-2001), wife of the last Shah of Iran, who became a European socialite.

Soroush سروش m Persian Mythology, Persian
Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬀 (Sraosha) meaning "obedience". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (a holy being), later equated with the angel Gabriel.

Soudeh سوده f Persian
Means "touched" or "painted" in Persian.

Taher طاهر m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Tahir, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Tahereh طاهره f Persian
Persian feminine form of Tahir.

Tahmasb تهماسب m Persian
Modern Persian transcription of Tahmasp.

Tahmasp طهماسب, تهماسب m Persian (Archaic)
From Persian تهم (tahm) meaning "brave, valiant" and اسب (asb) meaning "horse". This name was borne by two Safavid shahs of Persia (16th and 18th centuries).

Tahmineh تهمینه f Persian
Modern Persian form of Tahmina.

Tayebeh طیبه f Persian
Persian feminine form of Tayyib.

Vahid وحید m Persian, Azerbaijani
Persian and Azerbaijani form of Wahid.

Vida 3 ویدا f Persian
Means "visible" in Persian.

Yahya یحیی m Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Yoḥanan (see John) appearing in the Quran, as well as the Turkish and Persian form. This name honours John the Baptist, a prophet in Islam.

Yasaman یاسمن f Persian
Variant of Yasamin.

Yasamin یاسمین f Persian
Persian form of Yasmin.

Yaser یاسر m Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Persian and Turkish form of Yasir, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Yasin یاسین m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish
From the Arabic letters ي (called ya) and س (called sin). These letters begin the 36th chapter of the Quran (surah Ya Sin).

Yasser یاسر m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic ياسر (see Yasir) or Persian یاسر (see Yaser).

Yazdan یزدان m Persian
Means "angel, divinity, saint" in Persian.

Younes یونس m Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian
North African and Persian form of Yunus.

Yousef یوسف m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Yusuf, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.

Yusef یوسف m Persian, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Persian یوسف (see Yousef) or Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf).

Zahir ظهیر m Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali
Means "helper, supporter" in Arabic, related to ظهر (ẓahara) meaning "to be visible, to be clear". This can also be an alternate transcription of Arabic زاهر (see Zaahir 1) or ظاهر (see Zaahir 2).

Zahra 1 زهرا f Arabic, Persian
From Arabic زهراء (zahrāʾ), the feminine form of أزهر (ʾazhar) meaning "shining, brilliant, bright". This is an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatima.... [more]

Zartosht زرتشت m Persian
Modern Persian form of Zarathustra.

Zeinab زینب f Persian
Persian form of Zaynab.

Zeynab زینب f Persian, Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Persian زینب (see Zeinab) or Azerbaijani Zeynəb.

Zhaleh ژاله f Persian
Means "dew" or "hoarfrost" in Persian.

Zhubin ژوبین m Persian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of چوبین (see Chobin).

Ziaeddin ضیاءالدین m Persian
Persian form of Ziya ad-Din.

Ziba 1 زیبا f Persian
Means "beautiful" in Persian.

Zinat زینت f Persian, Bengali
Means "ornament" in Persian (of Arabic origin).

Zohreh زهره f Persian
Means "Venus (planet)" in Persian, borrowed from Arabic الزهرة (al-Zuhara), derived from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

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