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Persian Muslim Baby Names

73 Muslim baby names used in Iran and the Persianate world, each with its Arabic and Urdu spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter reading.

73 names

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73 names
Used in
Iran and the Persianate world
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27 boy names, 46 girl names
Every entry has
Arabic and Urdu spelling, meaning, and the Ilm ul Huroof reading

What is on this page? 73 Muslim baby names used in Iran and the Persianate world, each with its Arabic and Urdu spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter reading. Every name links to its full page.

Narrow it down: Persian boy names (27)  ·  Persian girl names (46)

آرامAramCalm, tranquillity, Persian-Iranian girls' name آرشArashBrilliant, the archer of justice, Persian legendary hero أرشانArshanBrave, strong lion, the Persian warrior name of courage and power آريانAryanNoble, warrior, the Persian name of nobility and strength آزادهAzadehFree, top Iranian female name of noble freedom بهارBaharSpring, Iranian/Persian girls name سیراCyraSun, throne, the Persian name of light and royal dignity کوروشCyrusCyrus, Dhul-Qarnayn in some traditions, the just Persian king دارينDarineFragrant داریوشDariushDarius, Iranian/Persian boys name إِبْرَاهِيمEbrahimFather of nations النازElnazGrace of the land, top Iranian female name فهيمةFahimehIntelligent, Iranian girls name فرهادFarhadThe great Farhad, Iranian mythic hero فرنازFarnazRoyal splendour, Iranian girls' name فرزانFarzanWise, learned, Persian masculine name فَاطِمَةFatemehFatimah, Iranian/Persian dominant spelling فرشتهFereshtehAngel, Iranian girls name فيروزهFirouzehTurquoise, Iranian girls name فريالFiryalNoble flag, banner, from Persian/Arabic firyal فؤادFoadHeart, Iranian/Arab boys name فروغForoughRadiance, Iranian girls name فروزانForouzanRadiant, shining, Iranian girls name غفرانGhofranDivine forgiveness, Iranian/North African girls name گلنازGolnazFlower face, Iranian girls name حُسَيْنHosseinHusain, Persian حورHouraHouris, Iranian/North African spelling کاوهKavehKaveh the Blacksmith, Iranian mythic hero خيامKhayyamTent-maker, name of the great Persian poet of the Rubaiyat کیارشKiarashLordly, regal, Iranian boys name کرانKiranRay of light, the beam that breaks through the darkness لالهLalehTulip, top Iranian female name, national flower of Iran ليلىLeilaNight مهساMahsaLike the moon, top Iranian female name, gained global recognition 2022 ميسمMaisamMark of beauty, Iranian/Arab girls name مہرMeherPersian: kindness, dowry, sun مهرنازMehernazGraceful kindness, Persian compound name of merciful grace مهنازMehnazPersian: 'pride/glory of the moon' میلادMiladBirthday, birth of the Prophet, top Iranian name محسنMohsenDoer of good, from Arabic muhsin, top Iranian name مرتضۛMortezaContent, chosen, title of Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS), top Iranian مصطفىMostafaMustafa نادرNaderRare, precious, Persian/Arab boys name نسرينNasrinWild rose, Iranian/Swahili girls name نازنینNazaninDarling, beloved نگارNegarBeloved, picture, top Iranian female name of the beloved نیلوفرNiloofarLotus/water lily, top Iranian and Central Asian girls نيلوفرNiloufarLotus flower, Iranian top girls name پلوشہPalwashaGolden ray of light, Pashto Muslim girl name پانيزPanizCandy, Iranian girls name پرستوParastooSwallow bird, Iranian girls name پرهامParhamParham, Bahram-derived, Iranian boys پرينازParinazFairy coyness, Iranian girls name پریساParisaLike a fairy, Iranian girls name پرنيانParnianSilk, fine cloth, Iranian girls name پروانهParvanehButterfly, Iranian girls name پیامPayamPayam, Message, Iranian boys name پدرامPedramJoyful, pleasant, Iranian boys name پژمانPejmanSad, melancholy, Iranian boys name پوياPouyaDynamic, always searching, Iranian boys ريحانةRayhanehFragrant herb رضاRezaDivine pleasure, Iranian top boys name رضاRidhaDivine pleasure, Iranian/Tunisian spelling رؤیاRoyaDream, vision, top Iranian female name of beautiful vision رخسانهRukhsanaBright-faced, the Persian name of the radiant luminous face سپیدہSepidehDawn whiteness, classic Iranian female name ستارهSetarehStar, Iranian top girls name شهرامShahramCity of the king, classic Iranian male name شيرينSherineSweet شیرینShirinSweet, Iranian/Persian top girls name ثرياSorayaPleiades, top Iranian and Arab girls name وحيدVahidUnique, singular, the one of a kind یاسمنYasamanJasmine

How names work in Iran and the Persianate world

Persian gave Muslim naming its poetry. Where Arabic names tend to state a quality, Persian names tend to make an image: Gulnar is pomegranate flower, Mahtab is moonlight, Shahnaz is the pride of a king. Persian also lent Urdu, Turkish and much of Central Asia the letters پ چ ژ گ, for sounds Arabic does not have.

Ordered by how often visitors open them on AsrNaam.

  1. CyrusکوروشCyrus, Dhul-Qarnayn in some traditions, the just Persian king
  2. PayamپیامPayam, Message, Iranian boys name
  3. ElnazالنازGrace of the land, top Iranian female name
  4. MeherمہرPersian: kindness, dowry, sun
  5. NegarنگارBeloved, picture, top Iranian female name of the beloved
  6. FatemehفَاطِمَةFatimah, Iranian/Persian dominant spelling
  7. ArshanأرشانBrave, strong lion, the Persian warrior name of courage and power
  8. NazaninنازنینDarling, beloved
  9. MehnazمهنازPersian: 'pride/glory of the moon'
  10. DariushداریوشDarius, Iranian/Persian boys name

What Persian names tend to mean

Sorted at the Arabic root rather than off the English spelling, the 73 names here fall most often into these themes.

Persian Muslim boy names

27 of the names here are boy names.

Cyrusکوروش Payamپیام Arshanأرشان Dariushداریوش Arashآرش Aryanآريان Ebrahimإِبْرَاهِيم Farhadفرهاد Farzanفرزان Foadفؤاد Hosseinحُسَيْن Kavehکاوه

Persian Muslim girl names

46 of the names here are girl names.

Elnazالناز Meherمہر Negarنگار Fatemehفَاطِمَة Nazaninنازنین Mehnazمهناز Aramآرام Azadehآزاده Baharبهار Cyraسیرا Darineدارين Fahimehفهيمة

Quranic names used in Iran and the Persianate world

1 of the names on this page appear in the Quran or belong to a figure named in it. A name does not have to be Quranic to be Islamic, but the overlap is worth seeing.

Ebrahimإِبْرَاهِيم

Questions about Persian Muslim names

How many Persian Muslim names are there?
AsrNaam lists 73 used in Iran and the Persianate world, 27 for boys and 46 for girls. Naming traditions overlap rather than divide, so many of these are used well beyond the region too.
Are Persian names Arabic names?
Not all of them, and the distinction matters. A name is Islamic through its meaning, not through the language it comes from. Some of the names here are Arabic and travelled; others come from the languages of Iran and the Persianate world and were carried into Muslim naming locally. Both are on this page, each with its origin stated.
Which Persian Muslim name is most popular?
By what visitors search for and open on this site, Cyrus, Payam and Elnaz lead. The settled meaning of Cyrus is: Cyrus, Dhul-Qarnayn in some traditions, the just Persian king.
Do these names have an Urdu spelling?
Yes. Every name on this site carries its Arabic spelling and its Urdu spelling separately, because Urdu writes ک ی ہ where Arabic writes ك ي ه. You can also browse the whole library by Urdu letter.

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