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Persian Muslim Boy Names
27 boy names used in persian Muslim communities, each placed here by where the name is actually given rather than only by where its root comes from.
27 names
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- 27 researched names
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- Where the name is actually used
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- Arabic spelling, meaning, and the Ilm ul Huroof reading
Persian Muslim Boy Names? Persian naming contributes what Arabic does not: names built from imagery rather than from a triliteral root. Flowers, light, moons and gardens carry the meaning directly, and the tradition passed into Urdu and Turkish intact.
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
کوروشCyrusCyrus, Dhul-Qarnayn in some traditions, the just Persian king
داریوشDariushDarius, Iranian/Persian boys name
إِبْرَاهِيمEbrahimFather of nations
فرهادFarhadThe great Farhad, Iranian mythic hero
فرزانFarzanWise, learned, Persian masculine name
فؤادFoadHeart, Iranian/Arab boys name
حُسَيْنHosseinHusain, Persian
کاوهKavehKaveh the Blacksmith, Iranian mythic hero
خيامKhayyamTent-maker, name of the great Persian poet of the Rubaiyat
کیارشKiarashLordly, regal, Iranian boys name
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
پرهامParhamParham, Bahram-derived, Iranian boys
پیامPayamPayam, Message, Iranian boys name
پدرامPedramJoyful, pleasant, Iranian boys name
پژمانPejmanSad, melancholy, Iranian boys name
پوياPouyaDynamic, always searching, Iranian boys
رضاRezaDivine pleasure, Iranian top boys name
رضاRidhaDivine pleasure, Iranian/Tunisian spelling
شهرامShahramCity of the king, classic Iranian male name
وحيدVahidUnique, singular, the one of a kind
What marks a persian Muslim name
Persian naming contributes what Arabic does not: names built from imagery rather than from a triliteral root. Flowers, light, moons and gardens carry the meaning directly, and the tradition passed into Urdu and Turkish intact.
A name appearing on this page is not exclusive to the region. Most Muslim names travel, and the same root turns up under different spellings from Dakar to Dhaka. What the region tells you is where the name is at home: whose grandparents carried it, and which spelling a registrar there would expect.
Questions people ask
What are popular persian Muslim boy names?
AsrNaam lists 27 of them, each researched against the classical Arabic lexicons. The list above is alphabetical rather than ranked, because popularity data for persian naming is patchy and a ranking built on guesswork is worse than none.
Are persian names Islamic names?
Origin and permissibility are different questions. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and not claim for a person what belongs to God alone. A name can be Persian, Turkic or Wolof in origin and meet both conditions, and many on this page do.
How is the Ilm ul Huroof reading produced?
Each Arabic letter of the name is read against the divine name and element the classical Science of Letters attaches to it. The full method and its sources are set out on the Ilm ul Huroof page.
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