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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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