Persian Submitted Names

Sherina f Arabic, Persian
Arabic = "Glad Tidings"... [more]

Shervin m Persian
Either a short form of Anushirvan or from Persian شیر (šêr) meaning "lion".

Shevan m Persian, African
From the Persian, meaning "lion".

Sheys m Persian
Persian form of Seth 1

Shida m & f Swahili, Persian
The name is originated from Arabic language meaning horrible, suffering, hardness or struggles

Shide f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شیده (see Shideh).

Shikari m & f Indian, Persian, Nepali, Pakistani
Means "hunter".

Shiler f Persian
Tulip

Shima f Persian
Persian form of Shaima.

Shiraz m Persian, Urdu
From the name of a city in southern Iran.

Shoele f Persian
Persian feminine name meaning "flame" or "blaze".

Shoeleh f Persian
history: Arabic origin... [more]

Shoja' m Persian
Means "brave" in Persian (of Arabic origin)

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

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

Shokooh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شکوه (see Shokouh).

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

Shokouh f Persian
Means "splendour, majesty, magnificence" in Persian.

Shokufa f Persian
Means "flower, blossom" in Persian.

Shokuh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شکوه (see Shokouh).

Shole f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شعله (see Sholeh).

Sholeh f Persian
Means "flame, blaze" in Persian.

Shumail m Persian, Arabic

Siamak m Persian, Persian Mythology
Possibly means "beloved black-haired boy" or simply "dark-haired", derived from Persian سیاه (siyah) meaning "black" combined with مو (mu) meaning "hair" and the suffix -ak denoting endearment... [more]

Simindokht f Persian

Simurg f Persian, Persian Mythology
From the name of a monstrous bird in Persian mythology, derived from Pahlavi sin "eagle" and murgh "bird". In the 11th-century epic the 'Shahnameh', Simorğ was a mighty bird who nursed the infant Zāl (father of Rostam).

Sirus m Persian

Siva f Persian
Means "eloquent, charming" in Persian.

Siyamak m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سیامک (see Siamak).

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

Sodeys m Persian
Likely a form of Sudais, meaning "sixth or one of six". This name is commonly given to the sixth child in a family. Based on the Arabic S-D-S root.... [more]

Soghra f Persian
From Arabic صغرى (sughra) meaning "smallest, youngest" (the feminine form of Asghar). It may be used in honor of Zaynab al-Sughra (also known as Umm Kulthum), the daughter of Fatima and Ali and granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad.

Soheyl m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سهیل (see Soheil).

Soheyla f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سهیلا (see Soheila).

Sokhan m & f Persian
Means "obedient, obeying" in Persian.

Soleiman m Persian
Persian form of Sulayman.

Soleyman m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سلیمان (see Soleiman).

Somaye f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سمیه (see Somayeh).

Somayyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of سمیه (see Somayeh)

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

Soosan f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سوسن (see Sousan).

Soqrât m Persian (Rare)
Persian form of Socrates.

Sorayah f Persian (Rare)
Variant of Soraya.

Sorayya f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian ثریا (see Soraya).

Sormeh f Persian
Means "kohl" in Persian.

Soroosh m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سروش (see Soroush).

Sorush m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian سروش (see Soroush).

Sotudeh f Persian
Means "praised, blessed" in Persian

Soudabeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of سودابه (see Sudabeh)

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

Sougand f Persian
Means "oath" in Persian.

Sounia f Persian

Sourena m Persian
Derived from the ancient persian general sourena.... [more]

Sousan f Persian
Means "lily" in Persian, ultimately from Hebrew שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan) (see Susanna).

Sudabeh f Persian, Indian (Parsi)
Means "having lustrous profit". In the 11th-century Persian epic the 'Shahnameh' this is the name of a queen who seduces and tricks her stepson Prince Siavash.

Sudi f Persian
Diminutive of Sudabeh.

Suhrab m Persian
Variant transcription of Sohrab.

Suna f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Persian
Means "gold" in Persian.

Surab m Persian, Afghan
The shadow cast by the setting sun. Illustrious and bright.

Surena m Persian

Suri m & f Persian
Suri is the Persian noun for red rose and the adjective for red. It implies both ‘princess’ or ‘red rose.’... [more]

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

Taban f Persian
Means "bright, shining" in Persian.

Tabandeh f Persian
Means "bright, radiant" in Persian.

Tabassom f Persian
Persian form of Tabassum.

Taghi m Persian
Persian form of Taqi.

Tahere f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian طاهره (see Tahereh).

Tahjai m Indian, Persian

Tahmine f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian تهمینه (see Tahmineh).

Taimaz m Persian, Chechen, Dagestani, Kazakh, Uzbek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Taymaz.

Tajlu f Persian
Name of one of the wives of Shah Ismail I, who was also the mother of Shah Tahmasp I.

Tala f Persian
Means "gold" in Persian.

Tannaz f Persian

Tarane f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian ترانه (see Taraneh).

Taraneh f Persian
Means "song" in Persian.

Tarannom f Persian
The meaning of "tarannom" is "melodey" in persian.

Targol f Persian

Tarsa f Persian
Meaning "worshipper of Ahura Mazda" in Persian.

Tavana m Persian (Rare, ?)
Means "powerful" in Persian.

Tayebe f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian طیبه (see Tayebeh).

Taymaz m Persian, Chechen, Dagestani, Kazakh, Uzbek (Rare)
Possibly a modern form of the ancient Persian name Tahmasp (also see its Georgian form Tamaz). Alternatively, this name may be a contracted form of Taymuraz, which ultimately comes from the ancient Persian name Tahmuras.... [more]

Tayran m Persian
Tayran is the name of a champion fictional racehorse who won almost all races ran. His name is really Tayran Blow Away, but everyone calls him Tayran. He has gone through many things, such as he was stolen, he was marked to be stolen after the robbery, and he went through many life-threatening situations due to an evil horse robber, Sectir, and his friend, Claudia... [more]

Teimoor m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian تیمور (see Teymour).

Teimour m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian تیمور (see Teymour).

Teymoor m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian تیمور (see Teymour).

Teymour m Persian, Arabic (Egyptian)
Persian and Egyptian Arabic form of Timur.

Tiam f Persian

Tineria f African American (Rare), Persian (?)

Tirdad m Persian
Modern form of Old Persian Tīrīdātah meaning "given by Tishtrya", derived from *Tīriyah referring to the Zoroastrian deity Tishtrya (Tir) and dātaʰ⁠ meaning "given, created".

Tohid m Persian
Persian form of Tawhid

Tokhmesarv f Persian
Means "tall like a cypress" in Persian.

Tooba f Arabic, Urdu, Persian (Rare)
Urdu form of Tuba, as well as an alternate Arabic and Persian transcription.

Tooka f Persian (Rare)

Tooska f Persian
Means "alder" in Persian.

Tootiya f Persian
Means "zinc oxide". It is also Persian for a genus of sea urchins.

Touran f Persian
Modern Persian form or variant transcription of Turan.

Tuti f Persian
Meaning: ? An old fashioned Iranian name, perhaps related to توت meaning "berries".

Tutia f Persian
Means "zinc oxide". It is also Persian for a genus of sea urchins.

Tutiya f Persian
Means "zinc oxide". It is also Persian for a genus of sea urchins.

Urooj f & m Persian
Urooj is a Persian unisex name, meaning "rising, mounting, exaltation, ascension".

Vafa f & m Azerbaijani, Persian, Bashkir
Variant transcription of Vəfa.

Vaheek m Persian
said his name was vaheek, son of the 1st general to the shaw. he arrived in the early 80s during the shaws Iranian exodus..

Vahideh f Persian
Persian form of Wahida.

Valeh f & m Persian, Azerbaijani
Means "enamored" in Persian. This name is unisex in Iran and masculine in Azerbaijan.

Vandad m Persian
Variant of Vindadh.

Varesh f Persian
Means "rainfall", from the Persian بارش.

Varqa m Persian
The name conferred upon an early martyr of the Baha'i religion (Mirza 'Ali-Muhammad Varqa) by the founder of that religion, Baha'u'llah. Means "dove" in Persian.

Varshasp m Persian, Iranian

Vashan m Persian
Means "Mighty King", Vashan is an uncommon but rare name. "sincere, loyal" and "dependable"; however, "quite unpredictable" and "overly possessive."

Vasi f Persian

Veesta f Persian (Rare)
Means "knowledge" in Persian.

Vindadh m Persian

Viyana f Persian
Means "wisdom", "sensibility".

Wamiq m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Literature
Means "loving, affectionate, friendly" or "lover, paramour" in Arabic.... [more]

Xorshid f Persian
Variant of Khorshid.

Xorsid m & f Persian
Variant of Khorshid.

Xosrou m Persian
Variant of Khosrau.

Xosrov m Persian
Variant of Khosrau.

Yaghoub m Persian
Persian form of Jacob.

Yahiya m & f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Persian, Turkish
Variant or feminine form of Yahya.

Yakhan f Persian
Etymology unknown. It may be related to the Middle Persian yʾknd or Persian یاکند (yakand) meaning "ruby".

Yalda f Persian
From the name of an ancient Iranian festival celebrating the winter solstice (held on either December 20 or 21), during which family and friends come together to eat, drink and read poetry. The name itself is ultimately derived from Syriac ܝܠܕܐ (yaldā) meaning "birth, nativity", most likely originally referring to Christmas (as in the birth of Christ).

Yana f Persian
Means “doer of good deeds; doer of good toward others”. It is from Avestan, an ancient language of Persia.

Yas f Persian
Means "jasmine" in Persian.

Yasamim f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian یاسمین (see Yasamin).

Yasamine f Persian
Star Jasmine

Yasminia f Persian
Form of Yasamin.

Yasna f Persian (Modern)
An important part of the worship of God in the book of Avesta

Yavar m & f Persian
Means "assistant" in Persian.

Yegane f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian یگانه (see Yeganeh).

Yeganeh f Persian
Means "unique, sole, single" in Persian.

Zabana f Persian
Means "flame (as of a candle)" in Persian.

Zabihollah m Persian
Persian form of Dhabihullah.

Zahed m Arabic, Persian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic زاهد (see Zahid), as well as the Persian and Bengali form.

Zakieh f Persian
Persian form of Zakiyya.

Zakiyeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian زکیه (see Zakieh).

Zamindar f & m Persian
"landowner", zamin, meaning "land" + dar, meaning "holder".

Zana f Persian
Means "woman" in Persian.

Zand m Persian

Zanera f Persian
Means "intelligent", "sensible", "wise".

Zaran m Persian, Muslim
Means "golden" in Persian.

Zarathusht m Persian
Variant of Zartosht.

Zarine f Persian, Indian
Variant of Zareen.

Zarnish f Persian
Means "flower" in Persian.

Zarrin f Persian, Muslim
Feminine form of Zaran.

Zarsa f Persian
Means "like gold" in Persian.

Zeest f Persian (Rare), Urdu (Rare)
Means “life” in Persian.

Zhala f Persian
Kabuli dialectal variant of Jaleh or Zhaleh. This is how the name is pronounced in the Kabuli dialect of Persian spoken in Afghanistan, as opposed to the Tehrani dialect spoken in Iran.

Zhale f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian ژاله (see Zhaleh).

Zheela f Persian
Means "hail" (as in round, falling ice) in Persian.

Zhila f Persian
Variant of Jila.

Zhobin m Persian (Rare)
Refers to a type of small, short spear in Persian.

Zhovan f Persian
Derived from Central Kurdish ژوان‎ (jwan) meaning “tryst”.

Zilkha f Persian
Meaning unknown.

Zoleikha f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian زلیخا (see Zoleykha).

Zoleykha f Persian
Persian form of Zuleika.

Zomorod f Persian

Zorha f Persian, French
Variant of Zahra used frequently amongst French speakers.