Muslim Name · Female · Persian origin

فرشته

Fereshteh Name Meaning in Islam

Angel.

فرشته·Fereshteh
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

ف-ر-ش

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

Pronunciationfe-RESH-teh  ·  fe·resh·teh  ·  3 syllables

They are the same name. Each spelling of Fereshteh sits in the community that uses it, with its own readers and its own history.

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Like Fereshteh, these names carry Fa (ف) as their leading letter influence.

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About the name Fereshteh

What does the name Fereshteh mean?
Fereshteh means: Angel. Iranian girls name.

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?
The exact form Fereshteh does not appear directly in the Quran. It comes from Persian rather than Arabic, so it carries no Quranic root. Islamic naming has never required one: a good meaning is the condition, and Muslims across Iran, Afghanistan and South Asia have named from Persian for centuries.

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?
Fereshteh in Urdu is فرشتہ (Fereshteh) in the South Asian Islamic tradition.

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?
Yes. Fereshteh is a name valued in Muslim tradition, meaning Angel. Iranian girls name. The Prophet ﷺ said: "You will be called by your names on the Day of Resurrection, so give yourselves good names" (Abu Dawud). Every letter in Fereshteh carries a specific spiritual quality, not metaphorically, but structurally.

See Fereshteh broken down letter by letter above ↑ jump to the letters reading ↑

Is Fereshteh a girl or boy name?
Fereshteh is traditionally a Muslim girl name meaning Angel. Iranian girls name. Used across Pakistan, the Arab world, Turkey, Malaysia, and Muslim diaspora communities worldwide, each community with their own spelling and their own story.

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What is the spiritual meaning of Fereshteh in Ilm ul Huroof?
Fa opens, Ra moves with mercy, Sheen radiates, Ta gives goodness, Ha breathes presence.

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 →

What names go perfectly with Fereshteh as a sibling name?
The best sibling names for Fereshteh share a complementary spiritual quality, either the same root letter or a harmonious contrast. Parents instinctively seek names whose letter qualities form a coherent family field.

The related-names list above shows the names most often chosen alongside Fereshteh. For a girl named Fereshteh, look for letter families that complement its dominant letter and root.

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Is Fereshteh a rare or common Muslim name?
Fereshteh (Angel. Iranian girls name) is used across the Muslim world. Pakistan, the Arab world, Turkey, Iran, Malaysia, and wherever Muslims name their children with intention. The specific spelling you see here is one of the recognised forms. Different communities claim their own spelling, each one a signature of a tradition.

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