Muslim Name · Female · Persian origin
Fereshteh Name Meaning in Islam
Angel.
- Meaning
- Angel. Iranian girls name
- Origin
- Persian
- Gender
- Girl
- Urdu
- فرشتہ
- Pronunciation
- fe-RESH-teh
- Lucky number
- 4
Is Fereshteh an Islamic name? Yes. Fereshteh is an established name in Muslim use, Persian in origin. Its settled meaning is: Angel. Iranian girls name. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
This is a Persian-origin name using the Arabic script letters ف-ر-ش-ت-ه. Persian-Urdu naming absorbs the Arabic letter system whole; the letter reading applies unchanged.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Fa opens, Ra is mercy in motion, and Sheen is radiance that spreads outward. Ta-light witnesses and Ha-light marks identity, so the name traces an opening that moves through mercy into a radiant, witnessed presence.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
The letters in Fereshteh cluster around fire, the element of will, warmth, and forward motion. This is a name that leans toward decisiveness and radiance, with the courage to begin what others hesitate to. Threaded through it is Al-Fattah, the Opener, carried by a person as the will to open what was closed. A person named Fereshteh carries the kind of fire people gather around, not the kind that burns them.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Angel, from Persian fereshta (angel). The Persian form of the Arabic malaak/malak. Fereshteh is how Iranians and Afghans say angel. Top Iranian and Afghan girls name. The quality: angelic, drawn to what is good, naturally repelled by wrongdoing.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
How to Pronounce Fereshteh
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Names sharing the ف Fa influence
Like Fereshteh, these names carry Fa (ف) as their leading letter influence.
Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Fereshteh
What does the name Fereshteh mean?
The letters of Fereshteh, beginning with Fa, each carry a separate quality. What does Ilm ul Huroof read here? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Fereshteh? →
Is Fereshteh mentioned in the Quran?
Quranic vocabulary lies behind a large share of Muslim names, Fereshteh included where its root appears. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Fereshteh mean in Urdu?
Urdu kept the Arabic letter meanings alive through poetry and scholarship, they still sit under Fereshteh. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Fereshteh a good Islamic name?
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Is Fereshteh a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Fereshteh in Ilm ul Huroof?
The reading comes from Ilm ul Huroof, the letter-science Ibn Arabi taught. Each letter in Fereshteh carries an ontological role. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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Is Fereshteh a rare or common Muslim name?
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