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Lexicon of Iranian Personal Names
GIRLS
Compiled by: Shapour Suren-Pahlav
1988
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Earth |
Order |
Poor |
Input |
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thing |
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Chair |
khan |
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dhrma |
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bonjour |
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Ship |
Mersi |
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Van |
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* 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: Arch, Almond, Art, Area )
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Name |
Variation |
Unisex |
Original form |
Origin |
Meaning |
History |
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âiryandokht |
OP |
Noble Daughter, Aryan Daughter, Iranian Daughter |
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âbânbânou |
AV |
The Lady of (goddess of) water(s) |
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âbândokht |
âpândokht |
âpândokht |
AV |
The Daughter of (goddess of) water(s) |
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âbtâb |
NP |
(goddess of) water weflection |
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âbrokh |
NP |
Face like a (goddess of) water (clear) |
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âbrowshan |
NP |
Light as (goddess of) water |
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âbgineh |
NP |
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âbnâr |
NP |
Like a (goddess of) water (clear) |
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âbnâz |
NP |
Favorite of (goddess of) water |
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âbnâhid |
MP |
Goddess Anahaita |
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âbnoush |
Immortal (goddess of) water |
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âbnahir |
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âpâm |
OP |
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âpâmâ |
OP |
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âpâmeh |
OP |
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âtri (atri, atreh) |
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âzarchehr |
âdharchehr |
âtrichihr |
AV |
Face like fire |
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âzardokht |
âtridokht |
âtridukht |
AV |
Daughter of fire |
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âzarzâd |
âtrizât |
âtrizât |
MP |
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âtashdam |
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âtashrsng |
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âtashfâm |
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âtashforough |
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âtashgoun |
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âtashgohar |
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âtashin |
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âtosâ, |
hutos (hutaosa) |
hutos (hutaosa) |
OP |
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âdâ |
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âdokht |
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âzar |
âdhur |
âdhur |
MP |
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| âzarâfarid | âdhurâfarid | âdhurâfarid | ||||
| âzarânâhita | âdhurânâhita | âdhurânâhita | ||||
| âzarânâhid | âdhurânâhid | âdhurânâhid | ||||
| âzarnâhid | âdhurnâhid | âdhurnâhid | ||||
| âzarbâl | âdhurbâl | âdhurbâl | ||||
| âzarbanou | âdhurbanou | âdhurbanou | ||||
| âzarbokht | âdhurbukht | âdhurbukht | ||||
| âzarchehr | âdhurchihr | âdhurchihr | ||||
| âzarakhsh | âdhurakhsh | X | âdhurakhsh | |||
| âzardokht | âdhurdokht | âdhurdokht | ||||
| âzarzâd | âdhurzâd | âdhurzâd | ||||
| âzarak | âdhurak | âdhurak | ||||
| âzargân | âdhurgân | X | âdhurgân | |||
| âzargoun | âdhurgoun | âdhurgoun | ||||
| âzarmâh | âdhurmâh | âdhurmâh | ||||
| âzarmehr | âdhurmitr | X | âdhurmitr | |||
| âzarminâ | âdhurrminâ | âdhurrminâ | ||||
| âzarang | âdhurang | X | âdhurang | |||
| âzarhomâyoun | âdhurhomâyoun | âdhurhomâyoun | ||||
| âzaryâr | âdhuryâr | X | âdhuryâr | |||
| âzarin | âdhurin | X | âdhurin | |||
| âzarinchehr | âdhurinchihr | âdhurinchihr | ||||
| âzarindokht | âdhurindokht | âdhurindokht | ||||
| âzariyoun | âdhuriyoun | âdhuriyoun | ||||
| âzinâfarin | âdhinâfarin | âdhinâfarin | ||||
| âzindokht | âdhindokht | âdhindokht | ||||
| âzinbânou | âdhinbânou | |||||
| âzinfar | âdhinfar | X | ||||
| ârâsteh | arastak | |||||
| ârâmbâbou | ||||||
| ârâmbakht | ||||||
| ârâmbokht | ||||||
| ârâmbon | ||||||
| ârâmjân | ||||||
| ârâmdokht | ||||||
| ârâmdel | ||||||
| ârâmesh | ||||||
| ârâmmanesh | ||||||
| ârtâ | ||||||
| ârtâdokht | ||||||
| ârtozostrâ | ||||||
| ârtonis | ||||||
| ârzouy | ârezou | |||||
| ârzoumand | ârmaiti | |||||
| ârmitâ | ||||||
| ârmidokht | ||||||
| âramideh | ||||||
| ârmondokht | ||||||
| âriyâbânou | ||||||
| âriyâdokht | ||||||
| âriyâbokht | ||||||
| âriyâchehr | ||||||
| âriyârouy | ||||||
| âriynâz | ||||||
| âriynoush | ||||||
| âriyân | ||||||
| âriyan | ||||||
| âriyanbânou | ||||||
| âriyandokht | ||||||
| âriyanzâd | X | |||||
| âriyanmehr | X | |||||
| âriyannâz | ||||||
| âzâdbakht | ||||||
| âzâdbokht | ||||||
| âzâdchehr | ||||||
| âzâddokht | ||||||
| âzâdmehr | ||||||
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âzâdeh |
âzâtak |
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| âzâddehbânou | ||||||
| âzâdegkhuy | ||||||
| âzâdehdokht | ||||||
| âzâdehdel | ||||||
| âzâdehrouy | ||||||
| âzâdehzâd | ||||||
| âzâdehsarv | ||||||
| âzarm | ||||||
| âzarmbânou | ||||||
| âzarmjouy | ||||||
| âzarmchehr | ||||||
| âzarmdokht | ||||||
| âzarmgin | ||||||
| âzarmidokhtd | ||||||
| âzarmin | ||||||
| âzarmindokht | ||||||
| âzarminbanou | ||||||
| âzaryoun | ||||||
| âzmâ | ||||||
| âzitâ | ||||||
| âdzand | ||||||
| âsâdokht | ||||||
| âsâyesh | ||||||
| âspâs | ||||||
| âspâsyâ | ||||||
| âsmânhour | ||||||
| âsoudeh | ||||||
| âsi | ||||||
| âsimin | ||||||
| âshti | ||||||
| âshenâ | ||||||
| âshoub | ||||||
| âshiyân | ||||||
| âftâb | ||||||
| âfarin | ||||||
| âfarinbânou | ||||||
| âfarindokht | ||||||
| âfshid | ||||||
| âfshidmehr | ||||||
| âlâleh | ||||||
| âmâstris | ||||||
| âmistis | ||||||
| âmigh | ||||||
| âmighbânou | ||||||
| âmighdokht | ||||||
| âmighmehr | ||||||
| âwâ | ||||||
| âwâzeh | ||||||
| âhang | ||||||
| âhou | ||||||
| âyenak | ||||||
| âyeneh |
(like English: And, Abstract, Active)
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
bâzbakht
bâstin
bâfar
bâgohar
bâmbishn
bâmi
bâmidokht
bâmirokh
bâmifar
bâmik
bâmik
bâmindokht
bânou
bârâm
bânougoshasb/p = bânougoshnasb/p
botârâ
botzarrin
botgar
botafrouz
bokhtâfarid
bokhtâfarin
bakhtâvar
bokhtar
bekhradbanou
bekhradbânou
bekhraddokht
bakhshandeh
barâzandeh
brâzenitâr
barâzishk
berejya
borbâr (Boys & Girls)
borzâfarid
borzmâh
barzinbânou =borzinbânou
barzindokht = borzindokht
barsin
barfaryâd
bornâ (Boys & Girls)
bornâbokht
bornâdokht
bornâdel
bornâmehr
boroumand = baroumand
bari
barindokht
bazmdokht
bazmafzâr
bazmâvar
bostân
bostânârây
bostânafrouz
basmehr
bosusk = bosusak
baghchehr, bagâchehr
baghdokht
bobol
bolandakhtar
bolour
bolourin
bemânat
bongol
banafsheh
bonyVndokht
burân = purân
bouteh
bokhtâr
bustân
bahâr
behâfarid (vâridhkanâ)
behandâm
behbânou
behbokht
behbon
behtâb
behtan
behjân
behchehr
behkhu = behkhuy
behdokht
behdel
behdoust
bahrâmdokht
behrokh
behrokhsâr
bahrzâm
bahrmân
behrou = behrouy
behseresht
behshâd (Boys & Girls)
behesht = beheshtak
beheshtmehr (mithravahishta)
beheshtin
behshid
behforouz
behforough
behak, vahak, vohouk
bahmanbânou
bahmanchehr
bahmandokht
bahmanzâd (Boys & Girls)
behmehr
behnâz
behnegâr
behnoush
behidokht
behizâd
behimehr
behin
behinbânou
behindokht
bidâr
bidârbakht
bibi
bitâ
bidokht
bidgol
bidmeshk
bigham
(like English: Earth)
espanouy
estâteirâ = estâtirâ
estâreh = setâreh
(like English: Order, Organic)
okhâ = ukhâ
ornijbaredâ
orwâz
orvakhsh
orwij
(like English: Poor, Moon)
uparatât = opardât (upartâta)
ukhshenti
udâ
urudhayant
urvij
ushtavaiti
ukhâ = okhâ
(like English: Iran, inch, inpt)
irân
irânbânou
irânnchehr
irântâj
irândokht
irânzâd
irânshid
irânmehr (for boys & Girls)
izadbokht
izaddokht
ivâz
paesanghanu
pairikâ = pari
pârash
pârmis
pârand (pârendi)
pâk
pâkâfarid
pâkbânou
pâktan
pâkchehr = pâkchehreh
pâkdokht
pâkdel
pâkrokh
pâkrokhsâr
pâkrou = pâkrouy
pâkzâd
pâkfâm
pâkmehr
pâknâz
pâknâm
pâkyâr
pânti
pâyandeh
porâdhin /porâzin
parârin
parârindokht
partow / parto
parrokhzâd
prkhideh
pardis
parastou / parastouk
pârsâdokht
pârsbânou
pârsdokht
porshâd
porforough
pormâh
pormehr
parmis
parand - parniyâ
parenak
parniyân
parniyândokht
parvâneh
poroushât (paurushiati)
perouk
parvin (paoiryaeini)
parvinchehr
parvindokht
parvinrokh
parvinrokhsâr
parvinmehr
pari (pairikâ)
paribânou
paritan
parichehr = parichehreh
paridâd
paridokht
parirâm
parirokh
parirashk
parirou = parirouy
parizâd
parizak
parisâ
parisân
parifâm
parigol
parigoun
parimâh
parimarz
parimehr
parin
parinâz -farinâz
parivâr
parivash
parivis
pasand
pasandideh
pouran
pourânchehr
pourândokht
pourânzâd
purubrâta
purchistâ
puneh
pirouchak = firouzeh
pirouzbânou
pirouzdokht
paytidrât (paithidratha)
paytirâm
paytizâd
peykar
tâbân
tâbânchehr
tâbândokht
tâbânrokh
tâbânrou = tâbânrouy
tâbânmehr
tâbânbesh
tâbânandeh
tâbândenrokh
tâpik
tâjâfarid
tâjafrouz
tâjbânou
tâjmâh
tâjmehr
tâji
târâ
târâdokht
tâzeh
tâzehchehr
tâdz / tâj
tâvous
tabâreh
takhshakâ
tadharv, torang
tarâneh
targhoncheh
trgol
toranj
torang (tadhrav)
thritakhm
thrithi
tadza / taja
takâv
tanâz / tannâz
tanâzbânou
tandor
tuti
turân
turânbânou
turândokht
turânmehr
toshnâmaiti
tahrat
tahminbânou
tahminbânou
tahmineh
titak
teyhou
jâm
jâmâspiyeh / dâmâspiyâ
jânârâ
jânâsâ
jânâfarid
jânafzâ
jânmehr
jarireh
jashnârâ
jaghrout (kanyâ)
jamak
janâneh
jahânârâ = jahânârây
jahânâfarid
jahânbânou
jahântâb
jahândokht
jahânnâz
(like English: Chair, Chance)
cheshmak
cheshmakbânou
chakâv = chakâ = chakâvak
champak
chamshâd
chaman
chamanârâ = chamanârây
chamanafrouz
chamanpirây
chamannâz
chenour
chehârây
chehrzâd / cherâzâd / homây chehrzâd [details]
chehrgoshasb/p
chehrouyeh
chithrâ
chitrâdâd
chistâ
chisti
(like English: Khaki)
khâtoun
khâvar
khâvarbânou
khâvardokht
khâvarzâd
khâvargol
khojasteh
khojir = hojir = houchehr = khubchehr
khodââfarid
khodâparast (boys & Girls)
khorsounah
khorambânou
khorambahâr
khoramdokht
khormadel
khoramrawân
khoramgol
kharman
khormnâz
kharmanbânou
kharmandokht
khoramnahâd
khosrowdokht
khandân
khandânbânou
khandânchehr
khandândokht
khandânrou = khandânrouy
khandângol
khandânlab
khandânghoncheh
khandânyâr
khubâfarid
khubchehr = hojir
khubrokh
khubrang
khubrou = khoubrouy
khubyâr
khubsâr / khupsâr
khurâfarid
khurafrouz
khurânzim
khourchashm
khurchehr
khordâd, khordât (haurvatâta)
khurdokht
khurrokh
khurzâd
khursân
khursimâ
khurshâd
khorjabin
khorshid
khorshidbânou
khorshiddokht
khorsidrokh
khorshidrou / khorshidrouy
korshidsân
khorshidmehr
khorvash
khoshâfarid
khoshandâm
khoshâvâzeh
khoshbakht
khoshbouy
khoshtâb
khoshchehr / khoshchehreh
khoshkâm
khoshkhu
khoshdel
khoshrouy
khoshgel
khoshgu
khoshnâz
khoshnâm
khoshnavâ
khousheh
khoshiafzâ
khoshibakhsh
khoshizak, khoshvachizak
khilou = khirou
(like English: Dhrma )
dâdârây
dâdârâst
dâdâfarid
dâdmâh
dâdhoush
dârayyâya
dâmâspiyâ
dokhtmehr
dokhtnoush
dokhmal
dakhyum
dorafshân
darakhshân
darakhshandeh
dorbiz
dordâneh
dornâ
dripetinâ
dripeyti
dastanbou
doghdhu
delârâm
delârây
delâsâ
delâshub
delafrouz
delafzâ
delangiz
delâviz
delbar
delband
delbidâr
delpâk
delpazir / delpadhir
delpasand
deljou
delkhâh
delkhosh
deldâdeh
deldâr
delrobâ
delroshan
delshâd
delafrouz
delkash
delgoshâ = delgpshây
delnâz
delnavâz
delyâr
damsâz
dahmâ
dahmâbânou
dibâ
dibâtan
dibâchehr / deibCchehr
dibâdokht
dibârokh
deybânou
deyzâd
dinârgis
dinâfarid
dinbânou
dinaki
dinag
deyhim
raokhshna = roshanakh
râiti
râikâ
râbu
râtâ
râdnoush
rudâbeh [details]
(like French: bonjour)
(like English: Shine)
(like French: Mersi)
faranak = according to the Shâh-nâma, the mother of king Ferêdûn; also the name of a wife of Bahrâm V Gur
farangis [details]
(like English: Egg)
gardôy = sister of Bahram Chubin
homây chehrzâd / chehrzâd [details]
(like English: Yankee)
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