Persian · Girl names
Persian Muslim Girl Names
46 girl 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.
46 names
- On this page
- 46 researched names
- Sorted by
- Where the name is actually used
- Every entry has
- Arabic spelling, meaning, and the Ilm ul Huroof reading
Persian Muslim Girl 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.
آرامAramCalm, tranquillity, Persian-Iranian girls' name
آزادهAzadehFree, top Iranian female name of noble freedom
بهارBaharSpring, Iranian/Persian girls name
سیراCyraSun, throne, the Persian name of light and royal dignity
دارينDarineFragrant
النازElnazGrace of the land, top Iranian female name
فهيمةFahimehIntelligent, Iranian girls name
فرنازFarnazRoyal splendour, Iranian girls' name
فَاطِمَةFatemehFatimah, Iranian/Persian dominant spelling
فرشتهFereshtehAngel, Iranian girls name
فيروزهFirouzehTurquoise, Iranian girls name
فريالFiryalNoble flag, banner, from Persian/Arabic firyal
فروغForoughRadiance, Iranian girls name
فروزانForouzanRadiant, shining, Iranian girls name
غفرانGhofranDivine forgiveness, Iranian/North African girls name
گلنازGolnazFlower face, Iranian girls name
حورHouraHouris, Iranian/North African spelling
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'
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
پرينازParinazFairy coyness, Iranian girls name
پریساParisaLike a fairy, Iranian girls name
پرنيانParnianSilk, fine cloth, Iranian girls name
پروانهParvanehButterfly, Iranian girls name
ريحانةRayhanehFragrant herb
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
شيرينSherineSweet
شیرینShirinSweet, Iranian/Persian top girls name
ثرياSorayaPleiades, top Iranian and Arab girls name
یاسمنYasamanJasmine
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 girl names?
AsrNaam lists 46 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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