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Sayna ساینا f Persian (Modern)Sayna means light and dark in jungle.this word used in north of iran and it is a regional word.
Sedigheh صدیقه f PersianPersian form of the Arabic صديقة (
ṣadīqah) meaning "friend".
Sefat صفت m PersianThis is the birth name of Persian Japanese baseball player Yu Darvish.
Sepoy سپاهی m PersianThe term sepoy is derived from the Persian word sepāhī (سپاهی) meaning the traditional "infantry soldier" in the Mughal Empire. Historically it has been used in Singapore as a given name largely by Indian Singaporeans.
Setayesh ستایش f PersianFrom Persian
setayesh meaning "the praise, the worship".
Shabahang شباهنگ f PersianMeans "nightingale", or literally "night melody", in Persian, this is also the Persian name for the brightest star in the southern constellation, known as Canopus in English, or alternatively the name of the star Sirius.
Shadab شاداب m PersianMeans "fresh, succulent" or "joyful" in Persian.
Shadmehr شادمهر m PersianFrom Persian شاد
(shād) meaning "happy, glad" and مهر
(mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship, love, kindness".
Shah شاهنشاه m PersianPersian term for a monarch. The most famous bearer of this name was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.
Shahdad m PersianMeans as son of
Shah/
Shahriar; Name of a place in Kerman/Iran which the most ancient flag of Iran found over there (4500 B.C) - Now this flag is in national muesum of Iran
Shahdokht شاهدخت f PersianFrom a title meaning "princess, king's daughter" in Persian.
Shahla شهلا f Arabic, Persian, UrduMeans "deep blue, bluish-black" in Arabic, also used to refer to a person with such an eye colour.
Shahnavaz شهنواز m PersianDerived from
شاه (
shah) meaning "king" and
نواز (
navaz) meaning "chearish"
Shahrbanoo شهربانو f PersianMeans "lady of the land" from Persian شهر
(šahr) meaning "land, country" and بانو
(bânu) meaning "lady". In Persian legend, Shahrbanoo (or Shahrbanu) was the daughter of Yazdegerd III (r... [
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Shamsi شمسی f & m Arabic, Persian, AzerbaijaniMeans "solar" in Arabic, from شَمْس
(šams) meaning "sun", also used as an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani
Şəmsi. It is a solely feminine name in Iran and solely masculine in Azerbaijan.
Shaparak شاپرک f PersianA Persian name meaning "Butterfly". The pet form is SHAPPI, as borne by Iranian-born British comedienne Shappi Khorsandi (b.1973). She claimed in her stand-up routine that her name more accurately translates as "Moth".
Shehnaaz f Persianthe name Shehnaaz is a Muslim girl's name. It is made up of the words (𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘩) means "king" and (𝘕𝘢𝘻) means "pride" in Arabic
Shida m & f Swahili, PersianThe name is originated from Arabic language meaning horrible, suffering, hardness or struggles
Shoele شعله f PersianPersian feminine name meaning "flame" or "blaze".
Shokouh شکوه f PersianMeans "splendour, majesty, magnificence" in Persian.
Siamak سیامک m Persian, Persian MythologyPossibly 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... [
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Simurg سیمرغ f Persian, Persian MythologyFrom 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).
Siva شیوا f PersianMeans "eloquent, charming" in Persian.
Sodeys m PersianLikely 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.... [
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Sousan سوسن f PersianMeans "lily" in Persian, ultimately from Hebrew שׁוֹשָׁן
(shoshan) (see
Susanna).
Sudabeh سودابه 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.
Suri سوری m & f PersianSuri is the Persian noun for red rose and the adjective for red. It implies both ‘princess’ or ‘red rose.’... [
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Tajlu f PersianName of one of the wives of Shah Ismail I, who was also the mother of Shah Tahmasp I.
Tayran m PersianTayran 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... [
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Tirdad تیرداد m PersianModern form of Old Persian
Tīrīdātah meaning "given by
Tishtrya", derived from
*Tīriyah referring to the Zoroastrian deity Tishtrya (Tir) and
dātaʰ meaning "given, created".
Tootiya توتیا f PersianMeans "zinc oxide". It is also Persian for a genus of sea urchins.
Turandokht توراندخت f Iranian (Rare), LiteratureMeans "daughter of Turan", composed of Persian توران
(Tūrān), a region of Central Asia that was part of the Persian Empire, allegedly meaning "land of Tur" (said to have been named for the legendary Persian prince
Tur, a son of King
Fereydoun who reigned around 750 BC), and دخت
(dokht) "daughter".... [
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Tuti توتی f PersianMeaning: ? An old fashioned Iranian name, perhaps related to توت meaning "berries".
Tutia توتیا f PersianMeans "zinc oxide". It is also Persian for a genus of sea urchins.
Tutiya توتیا f PersianMeans "zinc oxide". It is also Persian for a genus of sea urchins.
Urooj عروج f & m PersianUrooj is a Persian unisex name, meaning "rising, mounting, exaltation, ascension".
Vaheek m Persiansaid his name was vaheek, son of the 1st general to the shaw. he arrived in the early 80s during the shaws Iranian exodus..
Valeh واله f & m Persian, AzerbaijaniMeans "enamored" in Persian. This name is unisex in Iran and masculine in Azerbaijan.
Varqa ورقا m PersianThe 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.
Vashan m PersianMeans "Mighty King", Vashan is an uncommon but rare name. "sincere, loyal" and "dependable"; however, "quite unpredictable" and "overly possessive."
Yakhan یاکهان f PersianEtymology unknown. It may be related to the Middle Persian
yʾknd or Persian
یاکند (yakand) meaning "ruby".
Yalda یلدا f PersianFrom 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 یانا f PersianMeans “doer of good deeds; doer of good toward others”. It is from Avestan, an ancient language of Persia.
Zamindar f & m Persian"landowner",
zamin, meaning "land" +
dar, meaning "holder".
Zhala ژاله f PersianKabuli 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.
Zheela ژیلا f PersianMeans "hail" (as in round, falling ice) in Persian.
Zhovan ژوان f PersianDerived from Central Kurdish ژوان (
jwan) meaning “tryst”.