Persian Submitted Names

Freidoon m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فریدون (see Fereydoun).

Freidoun m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فریدون (see Fereydoun).

Freydoon m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فریدون (see Fereydoun).

Freydoun m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فریدون (see Fereydoun).

Gazelle f Popular Culture, Persian (Germanized, Modern)
From the name of the animal gazelle which is from Arabic غزال (ghazāl). Two characters that bear this name are Gazelle, an assassin from the film "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and Gazelle, an animal popstar from Disney's "Zootopia" (2016).

Gelare f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian گلاره (see Gelareh).

Gelareh f Persian
Derived from Southern Kurdish گِلارە‎ (gilare) meaning “eye, pupil”.

Ghader m Persian
Persian form of Qadir.

Ghafour m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic غفور (see Ghafur), as well as the usual Persian form.

Ghazal f Persian
From the name of a form of lyrical love poetry popular in the Middle East and South and Central Asia, ultimately derived from the Arabic root غزل (ghazala) meaning "to display love via speech, to exchange talk of love".

Ghazale f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian غزاله (see Ghazaleh).

Ghazaleh f Persian
Persian form of Ghazala.

Ghazanfar m Urdu, Persian
Derived from Arabic غضنفر (ghaḍanfar) meaning "lion".

Ghiyas m Persian
Means "help, assistance, support, protection" in Persian.

Gholamali m Persian
Combination of Gholam and Ali 1.

Gholamhossein m Persian
Means "servant of (Imam) Husayn", from a combination of Gholam and Hossein.

Gholam Reza m Persian
Combination of Gholam and Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.

Ghonche f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian غنچه (see Ghoncheh).

Ghorbanali m Persian
From Arabic قربان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice" combined with علی (ʿalīy) meaning "loftly, sublime".

Gita f Persian
Means "world, Earth" in Persian.

Giti f Persian
Means "universe, world" in Persian.

Glareh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian گلاره (see Gelareh).

Golab f Persian
Means "rosewater" in Persian.

Golaleh f Persian
Possibly means "bouquet of flowers".

Golandam f Persian
Derived from the Persian noun گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" combined with the Persian noun اندام (andam) meaning "member, limb" as well as "body, figure".... [more]

Golbarg f Persian
Means "rose petal, rose leaf" in Persian.

Golchehreh f Persian
Derived from the Persian noun گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" combined with the Persian noun چهره (chehre) meaning "visage, face, appearance, countenance".... [more]

Goldis f Persian (Rare)

Goli f Persian

Golkiraz f Persian
From گل (gol), meaning "flower, rose" and Turkish kiraz meaning "cherry"

Golpari f Persian
From گل (gol) meaning "rose" and پری (pari) meaning "fairy

Golrang f Persian
Means "flower coloured" in Persian.

Golrokh f Persian
Persian form of Gulrukh.

Golshifteh f Persian (Rare)
From Persian گل (gol) meaning "rose" and شیفته (shifteh) meaning "infatuated, enamoured".

Goodarz m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian گودرز (see Goudarz).

Goudarz m Persian
Modern Persian form of Gotarzes.

Gulkiraz f Turkish, Persian
Means "cherry blossom". From Gul (گل‎) meaning "flower" and Kiraz (كراز‎‎) meaning "cherry".

Gurvan m Persian

Habibeh f Persian
Feminine form of Habib.

Habibollah m Persian
Persian form of Habibullah

Hadieh f Persian
Persian form of Hadia 1.

Hadis f Persian
Derived from Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ) meaning "story, tale" or "hadith", referring to records of the sayings and actions of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.

Hakime f Turkish, Persian
Turkish form of Hakima, as well as an alternate transcription of Persian حکیمه (see Hakimeh).

Hakimeh f Persian
Persian form of Hakima.

Haleh f Persian
Persian form of Hala.

Haliya f Persian, Arabic
Means "adorned with jewelry" in Arabic.

Hamidhossein m Persian

Hamid Reza m Persian
Combination of Hamid 1 and Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.

Hamid-Reza m Persian
Alternate transcription of Hamid Reza.

Hamidreza m Persian
Alternate transcription of Hamid Reza.

Hamoon m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian هامون (see Hamoun).

Hamoun m Persian
Means "plain, level ground, desert" in Persian.

Hamze m Persian, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Persian حمزه or Arabic حمزة (see Hamzeh).

Hamzeh m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Hamza, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Hananeh f Persian
Possibly derived from Hanan 2, meaning "mercy, compassion". Various forms of this name are common in the Middle East.

Hanie f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian هانیه (see Hanieh).

Haseem m Persian
Variant of Hashem.

Hebed m Persian

Hedayat m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Hidayat, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Hedie f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian هدیه (see Hedieh).

Hediyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian هدیه (see Hedieh).

Hedzi f Persian
Means "Gift" in Persian

Heidar m Persian
Variant transcription of Heydar.

Hekmat m & f Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic حكمت (see Hikmat), as well as the Persian form.

Helya f Persian
Means "sunshine" in Persian.

Hemat m Persian
Means "determination, will" or "endeavour" in Persian.

Hengameh f Persian
Possibly derived from Persian هنگام (hengam) meaning "time; occasion; season".

Hessam m Persian
Persian form of Husam.

Hikar m Persian

Hirbod m Persian
Iranian translation of Herbert.

Hiva f & m Persian
Persian form of Hiwa.

Homa f Persian Mythology, Persian
From Middle Persian humāy meaning "bird of good omen, eagle", itself derived from Iranian *hu- meaning "good" and *māyā- meaning "blessing, happiness". This is the name of a legendary bird in Persian mythology, said to live its entire life in the sky without ever touching the ground... [more]

Homaira f Bengali, Persian
Bengali and Persian form of Humayra.

Homayoon m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian همایون (see Homayoun).

Homayoun m Persian
Means "blessed, sacred, fortunate" in Persian.

Homayun m Persian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Persian همایون (see Homayoun), as well as the Bengali form.

Homeira f Persian
Persian form of Humayra.

Homeyra f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حمیرا (see Homeira).

Hooman m Persian
Means "good thought" from Avestan hu meaning "good" and man meaning "to think".

Hooshang m Persian Mythology, Persian
Alternate transcription of Houshang.

Hooshmand m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian هوشمند (see Houshmand).

Hormuzd m Persian
Variant of Hormizd.

Hoshmand f Persian
The name of a Mughal princess meaning "prudent, wise".

Hosseinali m Persian
This name is a combination of Hossein "handsome" and Ali "lofty, "sublime". Most common in the Baluchistan region of Iran.

Houman m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian هومن (see Hooman).

Hourieh f Persian
Persian form of Huriyyah

Houshang m Persian Mythology, Persian
From the Avestan name Haoshyangha possibly meaning "good choice" or "wise choice", from Proto-Iranian hu meaning "good, well" or Middle Persian ōš meaning "intelligence, wisdom" and a second uncertain element šyah perhaps meaning "selecting, deciding"... [more]

Houshmand m Persian
Means "intelligent, knowledgeable, wise" in Persian.

Hushang m Persian Mythology, Persian
Alternate transcription of Houshang.

Ibadat m & f Kazakh, Persian, Turkish, Arabic
Derived from the Turkish word ibadet, meaning "worship" (ultimately derived from Arabic ibādat). Used in Kazakh, Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Turkmen, Tajik, Uzbek, & Pashto languages.

Iffatunnisa f Persian (Archaic), Indonesian
Means "forgiveness of women" from Arabic عَفَا (ʿafā) meaning "to forgive, to excuse and نساء (nisāʾ) meaning "women"

Imameddin m Turkish, Persian
Turkish and Persian form of Imamuddin

Insiya f Arabic (Rare), Urdu (Rare), Hindi (Rare), Persian (Rare)
Means "humanity", from Arabic انسن (ʾinsān) "human".

Iqlim m Arabic, Persian
Means "climate" in Arabic and Persian, ultimately from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma).

Iraj m Persian, Persian Mythology
From the Middle Persian Ērič, derived from ēr meaning "an Iranian" or "noble". In Persian traditional history he was the youngest son of Fereydoun and the eponymous hero of the Iranians... [more]

Iran f Persian

Isa f Persian
Means "strong-willed" in Persian

Isfandārmaḏ f Persian (Modern), Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Spenta Armaiti.

Ismahan f Somali, Persian (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Asmahan. This spelling is more typically used within the Somali diaspora.

Ismahen f Arabic, Persian
Variant of Ismahan, means « excellence seeker » or « spiritual haven ».

Izad m Persian, Arabic
Means "advocacy, loyalty, support".

Jaber m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic جابر (see Jabir), as well as the Persian form.

Jahandar m Persian, Urdu
Means "possessor of the world" from Persian جهان (jahan) meaning "world" combined with the suffix دار (dar) indicating ownership... [more]

Jahansouz m Persian
Iranian form of the older Persian given name Jahansuz, which means "the burning of the world". It was derived from Persian جهان (jahân) meaning "world, universe" combined with Persian سوز (suz) meaning "burning" (ultimately from the Persian intransitive verb سوختن (sukhtan) or (suxtan) "to burn, to be burnt").

Jalileh f Persian
Persian form of Jalila.

Jan m & f Kazakh, Persian
Kazakh word that translates to "soul" (ultimately derived from Persian). Often used in the same context as "dear" in Kazakh and other Islamic languages, as in the Kazakh name Muhammedjan, which translates to "dear Muhammed" in Kazakh.

Jana f Persian
Jana is a Persian name which means "my darling" or "my soul".

Janpolad m Persian (Rare), Armenian (Archaic)
Derived from the Persian noun جان (jan) meaning "soul" (ultimately from Middle Persian gyān) combined with the Persian noun پولاد (polad) or (pulad) meaning "steel" (ultimately from Middle Persian pōlāwad).

Jasarat m & f Persian (Rare)
Means "boldness, daring" in Persian, borrowed from Arabic جَسَارَة (jasāra).

Javan m Persian
Means "young" in Persian.

Javansher m Persian
Means "young lion", derived from the Persian adjective جوان (javan) meaning "young, youthful" (ultimately from Middle Persian ǰuwān) combined with the Persian noun شیر (sher) meaning "lion" (see Sher).... [more]

Jebreil m Persian
Persian form of Gabriel.

Jehan f & m Arabic (Egyptian), Persian (Rare, ?)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جيهان (See Jihan) as a feminine name or Persian جهان (see Jahan) as a masculine name.... [more]

Jeiran f & m Persian, Georgian
Derived from Persian جیران (jeiran) meaning "gazelle, deer". The word was adopted into Georgian as ჯეირანი (jeirani), where it means "springbok" and has also become the name for a type of Georgian dance... [more]

Jihane f Persian
Strictly feminine transcription of Jahan, a Persian unisex name.

Jila f Persian

Jilani m Afghan (Rare), Persian (Rare)

Juweriah f Persian (Rare)
Persian form of Juwayriyyah

Kainaz f Persian
Means "leader woman" in Persian.

Kaivan m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian کیوان (see Keyvan).

Kam m Persian
Means "desire, wish" in Persian.

Kamaleddin m Persian
Persian form of Kamal ud-Din

Kamiab m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian کامیاب (see Kamyab).

Kamiar m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian کامیار (see Kamyar).

Kamranshah m Persian
From the given name Kamran and شاه (shah) meaning "king"

Kamshad m Persian
Derived from کام (kam) meaning "desire, wish" and شاد (shad) meaning "happy, glad".

Kamyab m Persian
Means "prosperous, successful" in Persian.

Kamyar m Persian
From Persian کام (kam) meaning "desire, wish, intention, goal" and یار (yar) meaning "friend, companion".

Kaniaw f Persian
Means "spring water" in Persian.

Karen m Persian, Armenian (Eastern)
From the family name of one of the Seven Great Houses of Iran in the 6th century.

Kasra m Persian
Originally 'Kesra'(/kesrä/ → Merriam-Webster phonetic alphabet) , from the Arabic pronunciation of Cosroe (/xōsrō/ M-W ph. al.) which is a Persian first name meaning 'king'. (see Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlane the Great, Part 1)... [more]

Katayoon f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian کتایون (see Katayoun).

Kave m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian کاوه (see Kaveh).

Kayan m Persian (Modern), Kurdish
Kayan meaning “king, leader, high status”, coming from Middle Persian.

Kayhan m Turkish, Persian
Turkish form of Keyhan, as well as an alternate transcription of the Persian name.

Kaysar m Persian
Persian form of Caesar.

Kayvan m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian کیوان (see Keyvan).

Kayvon m Persian
Variant transcription of Keyvan.

Kazhal f Persian
Derived from Central Kurdish کەژاڵ‎ (kejall) meaning “gazelle”.

Keeyon m Persian

Kefayatullah m Afghan, Balochi, Persian
Afghan, Baloch and Persian form of Kifayatullah.

Keherafrid f Persian
Parsi feminine name meaning "chestnut coloured".

Keihan m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian کیهان (see Keyhan).

Keivan m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian کیوان (see Keyvan).

Keyhan m Persian
Means "universe, cosmos" in Persian.

Keyumars m Persian, Persian Mythology, Tajik, Afghan
Derived from Avestan gaya meaning "life" and marətan meaning "mortal, human being".

Keyvan m Persian
Means "Saturn (the planet)" in Persian, ultimately of Akkadian origin.

Keyvandokht f Persian
Means "daughter of Keyvan".

Khadije f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian خديجة (see Khadijeh).

Khanum f Persian, Dari Persian
Means "lady" in Persian.

Khanzada m Persian
Means "son of a khan"

Khashayar m Persian
Modern Persian form of Khshayarsha (see Xerxes).

Khas Mahal f Persian
The name of an Empress Consort of the Mughal Empire, whose name means "The exquisite one of the palace".

Khatere f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian خاطره (see Khatereh).

Khatereh f Persian
Means "memory, remembrance" in Persian.

Khatoon f Persian
Alternate transcription of خاتون (see Khatun)

Khatoun f Persian
Alternate transcription of خاتون (See Khatun)

Khatun f Persian
Means "lady, noblewoman" in Persian, a feminine form of khan.

Khoda m & f Persian
The Persian word for God, used mainly in Iran. Spelling variants also used by Muslim ethnic groups in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and some areas of northern India and southern Russia.

Khodayar m Persian
Means "friend of God" from Persian خدا (khoda) meaning "god, lord" and یار (yar) meaning "friend, companion".

Khorshideh f Persian
Feminine variant of Khorshid.

Khoshbakht m Persian, Bengali
From xuş meaing "good" and بخت (bakht) meaning "lucky, fourtunate"

Khosraw m Persian
Modern Persian form of Khosrau

Khosrow m Persian
Modern Persian form of Khosrau.

Khuda m & f Persian
The Persian word for God, used mainly in Iran. Spelling variants of this word are used primarily by Muslim ethnic groups in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, and some parts of northern India and southern Russia.

Khusraw m Persian (Rare, Archaic)
From Persian خسرو (xosrow) meaning "king, ruler"; ultimately from Old Iranian *Hu-sravah.

Kiana f Persian
Persian name, possibly meaning "elements of earth". It may be a feminine form of Kian 1.

Kianoosh m Persian
Alternate transcription of Kianoush.

Kianush m Persian
Alternate transcription of Kianoush.

Kiarash m Persian, Iranian

Kievan m Persian, Pakistani

Kimia f Persian
Alternate transcription of Kimiya.

Kimiya f Persian
Means "rare" or "alchemy" in Persian, possibly given in reference to the 11th-century Sufi text كيمياى سعادت (Kimiya-yi sa'ādat), 'The Alchemy of Happiness', by Al-Ghazali.

Kimya f Persian
Variant transcription of Kimiya.

Kiya m Persian
Means "king" in Persian.

Kiyan m Persian (Rare)

Kobra f Persian
Persian form of Kubra

Kohda m Persian, American (Rare), Kurdish, Arabic
Khuda (alternatively Kohda) is the Persian word for "god." In Arabic cultures, it is a loan-word for "god" as well, but is quickly becoming replaced by the more common/popular "Allah."

Komeil m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian کمیل (see Komeyl).

Komeyl m Persian
Persian form of Kumayl.

Koohyar m Persian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Quhyar.

Koorosh m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian کورش (see Kourosh).

Kouhyar m Persian
Alternate transcription of کوهیار (see Koohyar)

Koukab f Persian
Means "star" or "dahlia" in Persian.

Kouros m Persian
(see Kourosh)

Labban m Persian (?)
Possibly means "lion". ... [more]

Lailiya f Persian
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Letafat f Persian, Afghan, Arabic
Letafat means grace, beautiful, and elagance in Farsi and Dahri

Leylee f Persian

Leyli f Azerbaijani, Persian, Turkmen
Variant of Leyla.

Loghman m Persian
Persian form of Luqman.

Lohrasp m Persian, Persian Mythology, Literature
Persian form of the Avestan compound name Aurvataspa or Arvataspa, which consists of Avestan aurva meaning "swift" and Avestan aspa meaning "horse". As such, the meaning of this name is basically "swift horse" or "one who has a swift horse".... [more]

Lotfollah m Persian
Persian form of Lutf Allah.

Lovein f Persian

Maede f Persian
Means 'sky gift' in Persian.

Mahak f Persian
little moon

Mahan m Persian
Derived from Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon".

Mahasti f Persian
Means "the moon's being", from Persian māh "moon" and hastī "existence".

Mahbanoo f Persian
Alternate transcription of مهبانو (see Mahbanu)

Mahbanou f Persian
Alternate transcription of مهبانو (see Mahbanu).

Mahbanu f Persian
From مه (mah) meaning "moon" and بانو (bānū) meaning "lady".

Mahboobeh f Persian
Variant transcription of Mahboubeh.

Mahboube f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محبوبه (see Mahboubeh).

Mahbubeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of محبوبه (see Mahboubeh)

Mahchehreh f Persian
Means “moon-like face,” derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and چہرہ (chehreh) meaning "face.” Related to Uzbek Mohchehra. Shares the same meaning as Urdu/Persian Mahrukh and Ottoman Mahpeyker.

Mahdie f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدیه (see Mahdieh).

Mahdieh f Persian
Persian form of Mahdiyya.

Mahdis f Persian (Modern)
"Mah" is the moon in Persian and "dis" means alike. So Mahdis basically means moon-like or like the moon.

Mahdiye f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدیه (see Mahdieh).

Mahdiyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهدیه (see Mahdieh).

Mahdokht f Persian
Meaning "daughter of the moon" in Persian.

Mahgol f Persian
From مه (mah) meaning "moon" and گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose"

Mahlagha f Persian
Means "moon-faced, beautiful" in Persian.

Mahnoosh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهنوش (see Mahnoush).

Mahnoush f Persian
From Persian ماه (māh) meaning "moon" and نوش (nūsh) meaning "ambrosia, nectar".

Mahnush f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهنوش (see Mahnoush).

Mahpara f Urdu (Rare), Persian
Means "piece of the moon", derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part." Related to Persian Mahpare, Azerbaijani Mehpare, Uzbek Mohipora, and Turkish Mehpare... [more]

Mahpare f Persian
Means "piece of the moon", derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part." Related to Urdu Mahpara, Azerbaijani Mehpare, Uzbek Mohipora, and Turkish Mehpare.... [more]

Mahpareh f Persian
Variation of Mahpare

Mahpari f Persian, Indian (Parsi)
From the Persian elements mah "moon" (see Mahin) and pari "fairy" (see Parisa).

Mahran m Persian
Varaint tranciption of مهران (see Mehran).

Mahrokh f Persian
Alternate spelling of Mahrukh.

Mahrukh f Urdu, Persian
Means “moon-like face”. Derives from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and رخ (rukh) meaning "face." Shares the same meaning as Ottoman Mahpeyker and Persian Mahchehreh.

Mahsati f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهستی (see Mahasti), interpreted as being derived from Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon, month" and Indian loanword sati meaning "virtuous lady"... [more]

Mahshad f Persian
From ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and شاد (shad#) meaning "happy, glad"

Mahshar f & m Persian

Mahshid f Persian
Means "moonlight" in Persian.

Mahta f Persian
Name in English : Mahta... [more]

Mahyar m Persian
Means "friend of the moon" from Persian ماه (mâh) meaning "moon" and یار (yâr) meaning "friend, companion".

Makan m Persian
It is mean: courage... [more]

Malek m Arabic, Persian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic مالك (see Maalik), as well as the usual Persian form and a Malay variant.

Malihe f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian ملیحه (see Maliheh).

Maliheh f Persian
Persian form of Maliha.

Maloos f Persian
Persian "Precious"

Mana f Persian
Everlasting, eternal

Mandana f Persian
Modern Persian form of Mandane, also associated with the Persian verb ماندن (mândan) meaning "to remain, to stay; to endure, to last; to survive".

Mandegar f Persian
Means "constant, eternal, indelible" in Persian.

Maneli f Persian
From the Manzadarani dialect meaning, "stay with me."

Manesus m Persian (Archaic)
Manesus was a Parthian prince, the son of the Parthian King Phraates

Manije f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian منیژه (see Manijeh).

Manisa f Arabic, Persian
A girl’s name, possibly meaning “eternal life”. Alternatively derived from the name of the city Manisa in Turkey.

Manizhe f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian منیژه (see Manijeh).

Manizheh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian منیژه (see Manijeh).

Mansoureh f Persian
Feminine form of Mansour

Manuchehr m Old Persian, Persian
Meaning heaven's face. It consists of two parts Manu (Manou) which means heaven in old Persian language and Chehr which means face.

Manzar f Persian
Means in Arabic and Persian "a view or a scene". The word by itself can be used to indicate a spectacular scene. Persian name mainly. Rare in Arab nations

Mard m Persian, Armenian, Urdu, Hindi
Means "man" in Persian, Armenian, Urdu and Hindi

Mardan m Persian (Rare), Kazakh
Derived from either the Persian noun مردان (mardan) meaning "men" or the Persian adjective مردانه (mardane) meaning "manly, masculine". Both are ultimately derived from the Persian noun مرد (mard) meaning "man"... [more]

Mardavij m Persian, History
Derived from Persian mard meaning "man" and avij meaning "assailant". This name was borne by a 10th-century Iranian ruler, best known as the last Zoroastrian ruler of Iran. He founded the Ziyarid dynasty, which later converted to Islam.

Mariam-uz-zamani f Persian
The epithet of a Mughal noblewoman whose name translates to "Mary (or Mariam) of the Age".

Marjan f Persian, Kazakh
Means "coral" in Persian, of Arabic origin. This can also be a Kazakh alternate transcription of Marzhan.

Marjane f Persian
Variant of Marjan notably borne by Marjane Satrapi (1969-), an Iranian-born French illustrator and graphic novelist.

Marjaneh f Persian
From Arabic مرجان (marjān) meaning "coral".

Marzban m Persian, Old Persian
Meaning "guardian of Persia" (modern day Iran). Derived from marz "border, boundary" and the suffix -pān "guardian"

Marzie f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مرضیه (see Marzieh).

Marziye f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مرضیه (see Marzieh).

Marziyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مرضیه (see Marzieh).

Mashallah m Arabic, Persian
From the Arabic phrase مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʾa l-lah) meaning "God has willed it", used by Muslims to express joy or thankfulness for an event occurring.

Masooma f Persian, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Urdu معصومہ (see Masuma), as well as the Dari Persian form.

Masoome f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian معصومه (see Masoumeh).

Masoume f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian معصومه (see Masoumeh).

Mastane f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مستانه (see Mastaneh).

Mastaneh f Persian
Means "intoxicated, drunken" in Persian.

Masumeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian معصومه (see Masoumeh).

Matin m Arabic, Persian
Means "firm, solid, sturdy" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition المتين (al-Matin) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Mayel m & f Persian, Afghan
Means "toward, inclined, willing" in Persian.

Maygol f Persian
A Persian name for a girl that means "A beautiful flower that when it blooms smells like a sweet red wine"

Maysam m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian میثم (see Meysam).

Mazdak m Persian
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of a 6th-century Zoroastrian religious leader and reformer.

Mazdan m Persian

Mazi m Persian
Short form of Maziar.

Maziar m Persian
There are two theories regarding the origin of this name. It may be derived from Middle Persian m'tgd'l meaning "steward" through the original spelling ماذیار‎ (māδiyār). It may also mean "protected by the yazata of the moon", derived from Persian ماه (mâh) "moon" and Avestan yazata meaning "worthy of reverence", which refers to the Zoroastrian concept of praiseworthiness or worship (descended into modern Persian as ایزد (izad))... [more]

Meesha f Persian
Means beautiful and pretty

Meghdad m Persian
Means "heavenly justice" in Persian.

Mehdy m Persian (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Persian and Maghrebi transcription of Mehdi.

Mehra f Persian
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship"

Mehran m Persian
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love" or "sun".

Mehrandokht f Persian
Possibly derived from the Persian masculine name Mehran combined with Persian دخت (dokht) "daughter". Also compare Mehrdokht.

Mehraneh f Persian
Variant feminine form of the Persian given name Mehran.

Mehrangiz f Persian
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love, affection" and انگیز (angiz), the present stem of انگیختن (angikhtan) meaning "to provoke, instigate, stimulate".

Mehrave f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian مهراوه (see Mehraveh).

Mehraveh f Persian
Means "sun temple" in Persian.

Mehrdokht f Persian
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, sympathy, love, affection" or "Mithra, the Sun", referring to the Zoroastrian deity Mithra (compare Mehr), combined with دخت (dokht) "daughter".

Mehregan f Persian
From the Yazata of "Mehr," which is responsible for friendship, affection and love.

Mehreh f Persian
Feminine variant of Mehr.

Mehri f Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "love, kindness".

Mehrnoosh f Persian
Variant transcription of مهرنوش (see Mehrnoush)

Mehrnoush f Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, friendship" or "sun" and نوش (nuš) meaning "ambrosia, nectar".

Mehrsa f Persian
Means "like the sun" in Persian, derived from مهر (mehr) meaning "sun".

Mehrshad m Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness" or "sun" and شاد (shād) meaning "happy".

Mehrunnisa f Persian, Bengali
Variant of Meherunnesa.

Mehryar m Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship, love, kindness" and یار (yār) meaning "friend, companion".

Mehrzad m & f Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness" or "sun" and زاد (zad) meaning "son of".

Mehshad f Persian
به معنای شادی بزرگ بر گرفته از "مه" که پیشوند سروری و بزرگی است و " شاد"

Melad m Persian
He was a mythical hero in Iranian epic book Shahnameh. Also it means son of the Sun or happiness.... [more]

Melika f Persian, Bosnian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Malika.

Meraj m Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic معراج (see Miraj), as well as the Persian and Urdu form.

Mihrimah f Persian, Persian Mythology, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish, Urdu
Means "sun and moon" in Farsi from the word مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" and ماه (mah) meaning "moon".... [more]

Milad m Persian, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Mithridates. This is the name of a hero in the epic Shahnameh.

Mirunnisa f Persian
Variant transcription of مهرالنساء (see Mehrunnisa)