Persian Submitted Names

Persian names are used in the country of Iran, in southwestern Asia, which is part of the Muslim world. See also about Iranian names.

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Valeh واله 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 بارش f Persian
Means "rainfall", from the Persian بارش.

Varqa ورقا 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

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

Vindadh m Persian

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

Wakil وکیل m Arabic, Pashto, Dari Persian
Means "agent, representative" in Arabic.

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.

Yagana یگانه f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Yeganeh.

Yaghoub یعقوب m Persian
Persian form of Jacob.

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

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

Yalda یلدا f Persian

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

Yas یاس f Persian
Means "jasmine" in Persian.

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

Yasamine f Persian
Star Jasmine

Yasminia f Persian
Form of Yasamin.

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

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

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

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

Zabihollah ذبیح‌الله m Persian
Persian form of Dhabihullah.

Zakieh زکیه f Persian
Persian form of Zakiyya.

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

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

Zana زانا f Persian
Means "woman" in Persian.

Zand m Persian

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

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

Zarathusht m Persian
Variant of Zartosht.

Zarine زرين f Persian, Indian
Variant of Zareen.

Zarnish زرنش f Persian
Means "flower" in Persian.

Zarrin f Persian, Muslim
Feminine form of Zaran.

Zarsa زرسا f Persian
Means "like gold" in Persian.

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

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

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

Zhila ژيلا f Persian
Variant of Jila.

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

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

Zilkha f Persian
Meaning unknown.

Zomorod f Persian

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

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