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Siamak سیامک 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]

Sirajuddin سراج‌الدین m Arabic, Dari Persian, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic سراج الدين (see Siraj al-Din), as well as the usual Dari Persian, Malay and Indonesian form.

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

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

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

Sobhan سبحان m Persian, Bengali
Persian and Bengali form of Subhan.

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.

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

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

Soleiman سلیمان m Persian
Persian form of Sulayman.

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

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

Somayyeh سمیه f Persian
Alternate transcription of سمیه (see Somayeh)

Soodabeh سودابه f Persian
Alternate transcription of سودابه (see Sudabeh).

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

Soqrât سقراط‎ m Persian (Rare)
Persian form of Socrates.

Sorayah f Persian (Rare)
Variant of Soraya.

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

Sotoda ستوده f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Sotoudeh (which is a Persian name meaning "blessed").

Soudabeh سودابه f Persian
Alternate transcription of سودابه (see Sudabeh)

Sougand سوگند f Persian
Means "oath" in Persian.

Sounia f Persian

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

Sousan سوسن f Persian
Means "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.

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

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

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

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

Tabassom تبسم f Persian
Persian form of Tabassum.

Taghi تقی m Persian
Persian form of Taqi.

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

Tahjai m Indian, Persian

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

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

Tajuddin تاج‌الدین m Arabic, Dari Persian, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic تاج الدين (see Taj ad-Din), as well as the Dari Persian, Malay and Indonesian form.

Tala طلا f Persian
Means "gold" in Persian.

Tannaz f Persian

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

Taraneh ترانه f Persian
Means "song" in Persian.

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

Targol f Persian

Tarlan ترلان f & m Persian
From the name of a bird in the Falcon family.

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

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

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

Taymaz تایماز 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]

Tiam f Persian

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

Tirdad تیرداد 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".

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

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

Tooka f Persian (Rare)

Tooska توسکا f Persian
Means "alder" in Persian.

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

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

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

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

Vafa وفا 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 وحیده f Persian
Persian form of Wahida.

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, 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 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.

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

Yagana یگانه f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Yeganeh.

Yaghma یغما m Persian
Means "booty, plunder" in Persian

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
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 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

Yavar یاور m Persian
Means "assistant, helper, supporter" in Persian.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Zilkha f Persian
Meaning unknown.

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

Zoleykha زلیخا f Persian
Persian form of Zuleika.

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