Alborz البرز m PersianFrom the name of a mountain range (of unknown etymology) in northern Iran.
Asghar اصغر m Arabic, Persian, UrduMeans
"smallest, youngest" in Arabic. It is used by Shias in honour of Ali al-Asghar, a young son of
Husayn killed with his father.
Bahman بهمن m Persian, Persian MythologyModern Persian form of Avestan
𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬵 (Vohu Manah) meaning
"good mind". This was the name of a Zoroastrian god (one of the Amesha Spenta) associated with domestic animals. The eleventh month of the Iranian calendar was named for him.
Bahram بهرام m Persian, Persian MythologyModern Persian form of Avestan
𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀 (Vərəthraghna) meaning
"victory over resistance". This was the name of a Zoroastrian god (one of the Amesha Spenta) associated with victory and war. It was also borne by several Sasanian emperors. It is also the Persian name for the planet Mars.
Behnam بهنام m PersianMeans
"reputable" in Persian, from
به (beh) meaning "good, excellent" and
نام (nām) meaning "name".
Behzad بهزاد m PersianMeans
"noble, high-born" in Persian, from
به (beh) meaning "good, excellent" and the suffix
زاد (zād) meaning "child of".
Delara دلآرا f PersianMeans
"adorning the heart", from Persian
دل (del) meaning "heart" and
آرا (ārā) meaning "decorate, adorn".
Esmail اسماعیل m Persian, ArabicUsual Persian form of
Ishmael, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription. This was the name of the founder of the Safavid Empire in Iran in the early 16th century.
Farhad فرهاد m PersianFrom Parthian
𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 (Frahat) meaning
"gained, earned". This was the name of several rulers of the Parthian Empire. Their names are often spelled
Phraates after the Hellenized form
Φραάτης.
Firouz فیروز m PersianFrom Persian
پیروز (pīrūz) or
فیروز (fīrūz) meaning "victorious". This name was borne by Firuz Shah Tughlaq, a 14th-century sultan of Delhi who did much to build the city's infrastructure.
Golnar گلنار f PersianMeans
"pomegranate flower", derived from Persian
گل (gol) meaning "flower" and
نار (nār) meaning "pomegranate".
Golzar گلزار m & f PersianDerived from Persian
گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and the suffix
زار (zār) meaning "place abounding in, field, garden".
Mahnaz مهناز f PersianFrom Persian
مه (mah) meaning "moon" and
ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort".
Maryam مریم f Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indonesian, Bashkir, TatarArabic form of
Miryam (see
Mary) appearing in the Quran. It is also the form used in several other languages. In Iran it is also the name of a flower, the tuberose, which is named after the Virgin Mary.
Mehrab مهراب m Persian, Persian MythologyFrom Persian
مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship" and
آب (āb) meaning "water". This is the name of the king of Kabul in the 10th-century Persian epic the
Shahnameh.
Parisa پریسا f PersianMeans
"like a fairy" in Persian, derived from
پری (parī) meaning "fairy, sprite, supernatural being".
Parvin پروین f & m Persian, Urdu, HindiMeans
"the Pleiades" in Persian. The Pleiades are a group of stars in the constellation Taurus. This name is typically feminine in Iran, but unisex in India.
Pejman پژمان m PersianMeans
"sad, melancholy, mournful" in Persian.
Rostam رستم m Persian, Persian MythologyMeaning unknown, possibly from Iranian roots *
rautas "river" and *
taxma "strong". Rostam was a warrior hero in Persian legend. The 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi recorded his tale in the
Shahnameh.
Sardar سردار m Persian, Urdu, PashtoFrom a title meaning
"chief, leader", derived from Persian
سر (sar) meaning "head, authority" and the suffix
دار (dār) meaning "possessor".
Shahin شاهین m Persian, Arabic, BengaliMeans
"falcon" in Persian, referring more specifically to the Barbary falcon (species Falco pelegrinoides). The bird's name is a derivative of Persian
شاه (shāh) meaning "king".
Shapur شاپور m History, PersianFrom Middle Persian
𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 (Shahpuhr) meaning
"son of the king". This was the name of three Sasanian emperors.
Shirin شیرین f PersianMeans
"sweet" in Persian. This was the name of a character in Persian and Turkish legend.
Sohrab سهراب m Persian, Persian MythologyFrom 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, PersianMeans
"unfading, unwilting" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, a negative form of the Turkic root
sol "to fade, to wilt".
Zohreh زهره f PersianMeans
"Venus (planet)" in Persian, borrowed from Arabic
الزهرة (al-Zuhara), derived from the root
زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".