Persian-Origin Muslim Names, Iranian, Pashto & Persianate Tradition
Names rooted in the Iranian, Pashto, and broader Persianate world, carrying Persian poetic imagery (the moon, the rose, the dawn) alongside the Islamic register inherited from the Quran.
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- 67 names
- Examples
- Azadeh, Bahar, Elnaz, Fahimeh
- Every entry has
- Arabic spelling, meaning, and the letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading
What is on this page? Names rooted in the Iranian, Pashto, and broader Persianate world, carrying Persian poetic imagery (the moon, the rose, the dawn) alongside the Islamic register inherited from the Quran. Every name links to its full page.
Persian Muslim naming spans a vast geography, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, parts of Pakistan, Central Asia, and the Mughal courts of the Indian subcontinent where Persian was the language of administration and culture for over three centuries. The vocabulary that shapes the names is shared: nāz (grace), mehr (kindness, the sun), gul (the flower), māh (the moon), shīrīn (sweet), sitāra (a star), parvāneh (a butterfly), pari (a fairy).
Inside this poetic register the Islamic content is fully present, Persian forms of Quranic names (Ebrahim, Eisa, Mostafa, Hossein, Reza), divine titles arabised back through Persian (Mehdi, Mohsen, Morteza), and Sufi vocabulary woven into proper names (Reza, divine pleasure; Vahid, singular). Each entry links to its full Ilm ul Huroof reading.
Persian Names for Girls (40)
- آزادهAzadehFree, top Iranian female name of noble freedom
- بهارBaharSpring, Iranian/Persian girls name
- النازElnazGrace of the land, top Iranian female name
- فهيمةFahimehIntelligent, Iranian girls name
- فرنازFarnazRoyal splendour, Iranian girls' name
- فرشتهFereshtehAngel, Iranian girls name
- فيروزهFirouzehTurquoise, Iranian girls name
- فروغForoughRadiance, Iranian girls name
- فروزانForouzanRadiant, shining, Iranian girls name
- غفرانGhofranDivine forgiveness, Iranian/North African girls name
- گلنازGolnazFlower face, Iranian girls name
- گلنازGulnazRose fragrance, coy like a rose, Urdu/Persian
- حورHouraHouris, Iranian/North African spelling
- 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
- 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
Persian Names for Boys (27)
- 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
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Persian Muslim names?
Persian Muslim names are names rooted in the Iranian, Afghan, Tajik, and broader Persianate cultural world. They include Persian poetic vocabulary (Shirin, sweet, Bahar, spring, Niloofar, lotus) alongside Persianised forms of Quranic names (Ebrahim, Eisa, Hossein, Mostafa, Reza).
Are Persian names Islamic?
Persian Muslim names are fully Islamic in tradition. The Persianate world has been Muslim since the 7th century, and Persian was the courtly language of Mughal India for over three centuries. Many names blend the Islamic register (Mehdi, Mohsen, Reza) with Persian poetic imagery (Mehr, kindness/sun, Gulnaz, flower-grace).
What is a popular Persian girl name?
Mahsa (like the moon), Niloofar (lotus), Yasaman (jasmine), Shirin (sweet), Nazanin (darling), and Laleh (tulip, Iran's national flower) are among the most-loved Iranian girl names today.
What is a popular Persian boy name?
Reza (divine pleasure), Mohsen (doer of good), Mehdi (the guided one), Hossein, Ali, Milad (birth), and Arash (the legendary archer) are common Iranian boy names, blending Islamic and pre-Islamic Persian heritage.