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Lexicon of Iranian Personal Names
GIRLS
Compiled by: Shapour Suren-Pahlav
1988
* Names classified with lighter colours are used in seldom or being obsolete.
* Abbreviations:
AV = Avestan
OP = Old Persian
PA = Parthian (Parthian Pahlavi)
MP = Middle Persian (Sasanian Pahlavi)
NP = New Persian (including classical persian)
NPZ = New Persian common among Zoroastrians
(like English: And, Abstract, Active)
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Name |
Variation |
Unisex |
Original form |
Origin |
Meaning |
History |
abroukamân
abrisham
ajareh
akhtar
akhtarafrouz
akhtarbânou
akhtartâj
akhtardokt
akhtarzâd
akhgar
adrag
adman
advenak
art = ashi
artâ
artâoni
artâ-ashâuni
artâint
artâdokht
artâvand (artavanta)
artazostra
artoshtan
artamiz
artadokht
artakâm
artazostra
artadaustra
arti
artiston
artin
arejasti
aredvisoura-anâhita = anâhitâ, ânâhitâ, anâhid, nâhid
arzineh
arsân
arshânoush
arshbânoy
arshtâd, ashtâd (arshtâta)
arshti
ashdokht
arshzâd
arshnoush
asrshiyâ
arshit (ershita)
arghavân = arghavan
arghash
argun
armân
armaghân
armand
armandokht
armitâ
armiti
arminbânou
armindokht
arminzâd
arnâz (arenavak)
arnij
arus
arshivang
azarvân
asabnâ
aspâzyâ
asparam
asmandokht
asnutak
ashâ
ashâoni
ashâbokht
ashâdokht
ashâvarz
ashouchehr
ashoudokht
ashourawâ
ashourouy
ashzâd
ashouk
ashoumehr
ashi -art
afrand
afrank
afrouz / ch
afri
afsâneh
afsar
afsarbânou
afsardokht
afsarzâd
afsun
afsundokht
afshân
afshângis
afshid
alugoun
amordâd (amertâta)
amestris
amitis (humaiti)
anârâm
anârgol
anârgoun
anâhitâ = ânâhitâ
anâhitâbânou
anâhispanâh
angâbin = angabin
angubin
anoush, anoushak (for boys & Girls) = anushah = anusheh (for Girls only) (anaosha)
anoushehdokht
anhubâ
anirân
autak
awrâshi
avinast
ahrav
ahounavar
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