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ld Persian names
ld Persian names
Based on Kent, Old Persian Grammar.
Achaemenes. See Haxâmanish. [Ainairya
a Babylonian]
Ardaxcashca (or -shda)
probably miswritten for Artaxerxes, q.v.
Ardumanish
ally of Darius
Ariaramnes. See Ariyamna, Ariyamna (Gk. Ariaramnes)
great-grandfather of Darius
Arsaces. See Arshaka Arsames. See Arshâma. Arses.
Son of Artaxerxes III.
Arshaka. (Gk. Arsaces). Arshâma (Gk. Arsames).
Persian king.
Artavardiya
one of Darius's generals
Artaxerxes (Gk), Artaxshasa.
(I, son of Xerxes; II, son of Darius II; III, son of Artaxerxes II)
Artostes.
Son of Darius II.
[Arxa, Arkha.
An Armenian rebel]
[Âsina,
an Elamite rebel]
Aspacanah (Gk Aspathines)
bow-bearer of Darius
[Atamaita, [U]mamaita.
An Elamite rebel]
Athiyabaushna,
father of Arsaces
Bagâbigna.
A Persian, father of Hydarnes
Bagabuxsha (Gk. Megabyzus).
An ally of Darius.
Bardiya (Gk. Smerdis).
Brother of Cambyses
Cambyses. See Kambûjiya [Cincixri.
Father of Martiya]
[Cisantaxma.
a Sagartian rebel]
Cishpi (Gk Teispes).
King of Elam about 610 B.C., ancestor of Cyrus and Darius.
Cyaxares. See Uvaxshtra. Cyrus. See Kûru Dâdarshi.
(1) An Armenian, (2) a Persian, satrap of Bactria.
Dârayavahu (Gk. Darius).
(I, son of Hystaspen, king 522-486 B.C.; II, son of Artaxerxes I, king 426-04 B.C.)
Darius. See Dârayavahu. Dâtuvahya.
Father of Megabyzus
[Frâda.
A Margian rebel]
Fravarti.
A Median rebel.
Gaubaruva (Gk. Gobryas).
Ally of Darius
Gaumâta.
Median pretender, enemy of Darius, who took the name of Smerdis.
Gobryas. See Gaubaruva. [Haldita.
An Armenian, father of Arkha]
Haxâmanish (Gk. Achaemenes).
Founder of the Achaemenian dynasty.
Hydarnes. See Vindarna. Hystaspes. See Vishtâspa. [Imanish,
name assumed by the Elamite rebel Martiya]
Intaphernes. See Vindafarnah. Kambûjiya (Gk. Cambyses).
(1) father of Cyrus the Great; (2) son of Cyrus the Great, king of Persia before Darius
Kûru (Gk. Cyrus).
Founder of the Persian Empire
Marduniya (Gk. Mardonius).
Father of Gobryas
[Martiya.
A Susian rebel.]
Megabyzus. See Bagabuxsha. [Nabonidus] [Nabukudracara (Nebuchadrezzar),
son of Nabonidus; name assumed by the rebels Nidintu-Bel and Arkha]
[Nabunaita (Gk Nabonidus).
Last king of the New Babylonian Empire, 556-39 B.C.]
[Nidintu-Bel.
A Babylonian]
Otanes. See Utana. Phraotes.
A Median rebel.
[Skunxa.
A Scythian rebel]
Smerdis. See Gaumâta, Bardiya Sogdianus.
Son of Artaxerxes I,
Taxmaspâda.
One of Darius's generals
Teispes. See Cishpi. Thuxra.
Father of Otanes.
[Upadarma,
father of Âsina]
Utana (Gk. Otanes)
ally of Darius
(h)Uvaxshtra (Gk. Cyaxares),
former king of Media
Vahauka.
Father of Ardumanish
Vahumisa (Gk. Vaumisa).
A Persian officer of Darius.
Vahyavishdâpaya.
Uncertain word in Sd, probably a corrupt writing of a man's name.
Vahyazdâta,
A Persian rebel.
Vaumisa. See Vahumisa. Vâyaspâra.
Father of Intaphernes
Vindafarnah (Gk. Intaphernes)
A Persian, ally of Darius.
Vindarna (Gk. Hydarnes).
A Persian, ally of Darius.
Vishtâspa (Gk. Hystaspes).
Father of Darius.
Vivâna.
A Persian, satrap in Arachosia.
Xerxes. See Xshayârshan. Xshathrita,
name assumed by the Median rebel Phraortes
Xshayârshan (Gk Xerxes).
Persian King.
Parsi names
From Dosabhai Framji Karaka, History of the Parsis I, London 1884. pp. 162-3. According to Karaka this is "an almost complete list of names of Parsi men and women in general use at present. Those of Hindu origin are marked with asterisks, and the rest are Persian names."
Names that are CAPITALIZED are from Parsiana's Book of Iranian Names. See also J. J. Modi, The Religious Ceremonies and Customs of the Parsees (Bombay, 1922, pp. 10-11).
Names of boys:
ABADAN: Prosperous
ABADARD: One who possesses prosperity
ABADI: Prosperity
ABARJA: Most strenuous
ABTUM: Creator of the plentiful waters
ADAR: Fire; name of an angel. Av. Atar, Pahl. Atur
ADARBAD: Protector of fire; name of a saint
ADARBAHRAM: Fire of success, victory
ADARBURZIN: Fire of exaltation; name of son of hero Framroz; shortened form of Adarburzinmeher
ADARBURZINMEHER: Fire of exalted love and affection; the third sacred fire of Sassanian Iran, that of husbandmen
ADARFIROZ: Fire of victory
ADARFRA: Fire of glory
ADARGUSHNASP: Fire dedicated to a war stallion; the second sacred fire of Sassanian Iran, that of warriors; an emblem of military strength
ADARHORMAZD: Fire of God
ADARHOSHANG: Fire of knowledge and intelligence
Adarji
ADARKHORDAD: Fire of glory
ADARKHURSHID: Fire of the sun
ADARMAH: Month of Adar
ADARMARD: A man of power
ADARPADYAVAND: Fire of power
ADARVAN: Fire protector
ADEL: Just
ADRO: Most righteous
ADVI: Needing no protection
AFIVEH: Extremely good
AFLATUN: Plato
AHUMSTUT: One who prays the Ahu(nvar) i.e. Yatha Ahu Vairyo
AHUN: Of God, pertaining to God
AIRYAMAN: Noble mind, name of an angel
AMARDAD: Immortality; Av. Ameretat; Pahl. Amurdad
AMAVAND: Powerful, strong
ANAOSHAK: Immortal
ANOSH: Immortal; elixir
ANOSHIRUVAN: Having an immortal soul
AORANG: Glory, honor
AOSHNAR: A man of intellect; Av. Aoshanara
ARASH: Truthfulness; righteousness; name of a famous archer of ancient Iran; Av. Erekhsha: Pahl. Arish
ARASTI: Adorned; name of Zarathushtra's uncle; father of Mediomah
ARAWAOSTRA: Possessing a white stallion
ARDAFRAVASH: Holy guardian spirit
ARDAKHOREH: Having holy lustre
ARDASHIR: Righteous ruler; Pahl. form of Av. Aretakhshathra
ARDAVIRAF: Holy resplendent hero
Ardeshir
ARDVAN: Protector of holiness
ARMIN: A dweller of the garden of Eden; son of King Kobad
ARSHAK: Straightforward
ARSHAMA: Having the might of a hero
ARSHAN: Hero
ARSHAVIR: Righteous hero
ARSHIS: Blessing
ARTA: Righteous
ARTAFARNIS: Havng holy glory
ARTAVARDIYA: Doer of justice, name of one of Darius' generals
ARTAWAHISHTA, ARDWAHISHT: Best holiness; one of the seven Amahraspands meaning archangels; Av. Asha Vahishta
ARVAND: Swift; brave, courageous; name of a mountain in old Iran; Av. Aurvant
ARYABURZIN: Exalted Iranian
ARYAMEHER: Aryan sun; sun amongst the Aryans
ARZANI: Worthy
ASDIN: Hope of religion
ASFANDIAR: Created by the holy spirit
ASHAVAHISHT: Best righteousness
ASHRAF: Noble
ASHTAD: Rectitude; name of an angel
ASPANDAD: Bountiful humility, earth; name of an angel
ASPANDYAR: Bountiful friend; Av. Spentodator meaning bountiful
ASPANTAMAN: White one; family name of Zarathushtra. Av. Spitama
ASRAT: Third; Av. Thrita; father of hero Kersasp of the Sama family
ASTOH: Unconquerable
ATARS: Undaunted
ATBIN: Of water; name of the father of King Faridoon; Av. Athvyan
ATHRINA: Pertaining to fire
AURASHASPA: Possessing swift camels
AURVATASP: One having swift horses; name of the father of Vishtaspa
AYANGHAT: Made of iron
AZAD: Noble
AZADAFROZ: Shining nobly
AZADCHEHR: Of noble appearance
AZADMARD: Noble man
AZADSARV: Noble cypress
AZARKEVAN: Fire of Saturn; name of a famous dastur
AZARMIG: Endearing, honored, respected
AZARZUSHNES: Fire-like potency
AZMAN: Infinite
BABAK: Diminutive of father in Pers. Ancestor of Sassanian King Ardashir; Pahl. Papak
BAGHODAT: Created by God
BAHADUR: Valiant
BAHMAN: Good mind
BAHMANYAR: Having a friend with a good mind
BAHMARD: Good man
BAHRAM: Victorious; name of an angel. Av. Verethraghna
BAHRAMCHOBIN: Having a victorious club; name of a celebrated Iranian general
BAHRAMDAD: Created by victory
BAHRAMGOR: Sassanian King Bahram, famous for extraordinary skill in shooting gor i.e. wild ass
BAHRAMIAN: Descended from the family of Bahram
BAKHTAFRID: Blessed by fortune
BAKHTAFRIT: Blessed by fortune
BAKHTYAR: Friend of fortune
BALASH: Name of a king; another form of Valakhsh
Bamanji
BAMDAT: Dawn
BAMSHAD: Pleasant dawn
Bapuji
BARAZ: Exalted
Barjorji
BARMAN: High minded
BARZU, BURJOR: Exalted: Av. Berezat, name of an angel; name of grandson of hero Rustam
BASTAVAR, BASTUR: Name of a famous hero; Av. Bastavairi one who wears a tight armor round his chest; name of Zarir's son and King Gushtasp's nephew
BEHBUD: Good leader
BEHRUZ: Good day
BEHZAD: Born of good family
Bejanji
Beramji
BEREZAVANT: Exalted
BEZAN: Name of the son of Banugushnasp the brave daughter of hero Rustam
Bhikhaji*
Bhimji*
BOKHTAR: Redeemer, saviour
BOKHTAR: Reliever of all troubles
BORJIS: Exaltation
BUNDAR: With a noble lineage
BURZAFRAH: Having exalted glory
BURZAFRID: One who is exalted
BURZASP: Having tall stallions
BURZIN: Exalted
BURZINCHEHER: With an exalted face
BURZINKURUSH: Exalted sun, name of a teacher of Zarathushtra
BURZINMEHER, BUZARGMEHER: Exalted love, great friendship
CHAKHRAVAT: Having a chariot
CHAXSHNUSH: Rejoicing; name of Zarathushtra's ancestor
CHEHERAZAD: Of noble countenance
CHUBIN: Having a wooden mace, club, or bat; nickname of the famous General Bahram of King Khusru Parvez who used a wooden club
DAD: Law, justice; name of a pious dastur
Dadabhai, Dadi*
DADAFARIN: Created by justice
DADAR: Creator
DADBANDAD: Law-conforming
DADBURZIN: Exalted by law
DADFARUK: Shining by law
DADFIRUZ: Victorious by law
DADGAR: Judge
DADMEHER: Just law
DAENOVAJANGH: Religious force
Dajibhai*
DANESHVAR: Possessing knowledge, learned
DARA, DARAB, DARABSHAH, DARASHAH: Name of a king, shah being an honorific
Darasha
DARAYUS, DARIUS, DARYUS: Possessing goodness; Cun. Darayavahu. name of the famous Achaemenian king
DARAZDAST: Long-handed; King Artaxerxes Longimanus was thus called
DASTAN: Strong, powerful; another name for Zal, father of Rustam
DAVRAMESHI: Having stout sheep
DEHMEHER: Friend of village
DELAFRUZ: Kindler of the heart
DELAWAR: Liberal, charitable
DELIR: Brave
DELSUZ: Sympathetic
Dhanjibhai, Dhanjisha*
DINPANAH: Having protection of the religion
Dinsha
DINSHAH: Lord of religion
DINYAR: Friend of religion
DIVBAND: Binder of demons
Dorabji
Dosabhai*
DRAVASP: Having healthy horses; name of an angel to whom Yasht IX (Gosh) is dedicated
Edalji
EMET: Hope
ERACH: Noble: name of the youngest son of King Faridoon
Erachji, Erachsha
EREZWAND, EREZWA: Righteous, holy
Fakirji*
FARAVINDAD: Obtaining glory
FARDAD: Endowed with splendor
Fardunji
FAREDUN, FARIDOON: Pahl. Fretan; Av. Thraeraona meaning thrice strong: famous king of Iran, who killed Zohak
FARHAD: Cutter of stones; name of an Iranian who, to win his beloved Queen Shirin, dug through an immense mountain
FARIBURZ: Exalted glory
FARKHAN, FARKHANEH: Behaving with propriety
FARNBAG: God's glory: the first sacred Fire of Sassanian Iran, that of priests and noblemen
FARROKH: Auspicious, blessed, happy
FARROKHAN: Glorious, having glory
FARROKHBAKHSH: Bestower of joy, happiness
FARROKHBONDAD: Having a happy family
FARROKHHORMAZD: Prosperous Ohrmazd
FARROKHMARD: Happy, prosperous man
FARROKHNEZAD: Of blessed purity
FARROKHRUZ: Happy day
FARROKHZAD, FARKHOZAD: Auspiciously born
FARSAK: Father of all progress
FARUD: Descent; name of the brother of King Kay-Khosraw
FARZAN: Wise, learned
FEROZGAR: The triumphant
FIRDOUS: Paradise
FIRDOUSI: Belonging to Paradise; nom de plume of the greatest poet of Iran
Firozji, Firozsha
FRAHIMRAWA: Exalted soul
FRAHISRVA: Celebrated
FRAMARZ, FARAMROZE: Merciful: name of the son of hero Rustam. His exploits are narrated in Borzu Nameh and Framarz Nameh
Framji, Framroz
FRASHAOSHTRA: Having useful camels; name of a believer; brother of Jamasp, of the Hvogva family
FRASHAVARD: Name of a son of King Gushtasp killed in battle with Arjasp Av. Frash-ham-vareta
FRAVAK: Forthright speaker; name of the father of King Hoshang and son of Siamak
FREORTIS: Farvardin; name of the first month
GAODHASTI: One who maintains animals
GASHTAHAM: Very strong; name of the valiant son of King Naodar
GAUBRUVA: Cun. name of a Persian companion of Darius
GAVE, GEV: Name of the son of Gudarz, and the husband of Banugushnasp, the brave daughter of Rustam
GAYOMARD: Mortal life; name of the progenitor of the Aryans
GELSHAH: King of the earth; another name of Gayomard
GERAMIG: Dear; treasured; name of one of the generals of King Gushtasp
Ghandibhai*
GIRA: Supreme control
GOBERU: Cattle nourisher; name of the Zoroastrian ruling dynasty of Tabaristan
Godrezji
GORAZE: One who organizes; Av. Varaze, name of an Iranian hero; brother of King Gushtasp
GOSHNJAM: Powerful river Jam; name of the father of Dastur Manushchehr
GOVAD: Name of an angel presiding over wind; name of 22nd day of each month
GUDARZ, GODREJ: Father of Gev, a wise counsellor at the court of Iran
GUSHNASP: Possessing a stallion
GUSHTAHM: Of a strong family
GUSHTASP: Having a ready horse; Av. Vishtaspa. Greek Hystaspis; Kayanian patron king of Zarathushtra
Gustadji
HABUB: Having good animals or cows: Av. Hvogva, family name of Jamasp
HAECHATASPA: One who sprinkles water on horses; fourth ancestor of Zarathushtra: family name of Zarathushtra
HAFTANBAD: Made prosperous by seven Archangels or planets (?)
HAKHAMANISH: Friendly mind: name of the fifth ancestor of Darius the Great, after whom the Achaemenian dynasty was named
HARDAR: Eighth linear ancestor of Zarathushtra
HARDARASHNA: Seventh ancestor of Zarathushtra
Hiraji*
Hirji, Hirjibhai*
HOM: Name of an angel; name of a sacred medicinal plant
HOMA: Name of a bird of Iran
HOMFRASHMI: Foremost Hom; name of a pious man who caught Afrasiab in his noose and handed him over to Kay-Khosraw
Homji
HOMYAR: Friend of the angel Hom
Hormasji
HORMAZD: Av. Ahura Mazda. Phl. Ohrmazd, Omniscient Lord of Existence
HORMAZDAD: Created by Ohrmazd
HORMAZDYAR: Friend of Ohrmazd
HOSH: Intelligence
HOSHANG: Knowledge and intelligence; Av. Haoshyangha. name of a Pishdadian klng
HOSHEDAR, AUSHEDAR, USHEDAR: One who increases holiness; name of a future saviour
HOSHEDARMAH, AUSHEDAR-MAH, USHEDARMAH: One who increases reverence; name of another future saviour
HOSHYAR: Clever; name of a learned mobed, disciple of Dastur Azar Kaiwan
HUAFRID: Well-created name of a king and his dynasty who ruled after the Kayanians
HUAFRITA: Well-loved
HUCHITHRA: Having good origin
HUKHSHTHRA: Good ruler
HUSRAV: Of good fame
HUTAN: Well-bodied
HUVASPA: Having good horses
HUZVAK: Good speaker
HVARECHAESHMAN: Having eyes like the sun
HVARECHITHRA: Originated from the sun; Av. name of the second son of Zarathushtra
IRANSHAH: King of Iran. used today for the holiest Fire enthroned at Udvada
ISATVASTRA: Voluntary agriculturist Av. name of eldest son of Zarathushtra
ISHVAT: Desired
IZAD, YAZAD: God; angel. Av. Yazata
IZADYAR: Friend of God
JAHAN: World
JAHANABAD: One who makes the world prosper
JAHANBAX: Bestower of the world; son of hero Framarz
JAHANDAR: Keeper of the world
JAHANGIR: Conqueror of the world
JAHANJUY: Seeker of the world
JAHANMARD: Man of the world
JAHANSHAH: King of the world
JAHANSUZ: Burner of the world; name of hero Barzu's son
Jalbhai
JAMASP: Possessor of sturdy horses; name of a minister of King Gushtasp who was the husband of Pouruchisti, youngest daughter of Zarathushtra
Jamaspji
JAMSHED: The shining river Jam; Av. Yima Khshaeta, famous Pishdadian king
Jamshedji
JAMSHIR: Son of King Khosraw Parviz who ruled for a brief period
JANAFRUZ: One who cheers, kindles life
JANDAL: Name of a wise counsellor of King Faridoon, sent to the court of Yaman
JANGI: Warlike; brave
JAVANMARD: Young man
JAVIDAN: Etemal. perpetual; name of the father of Ardashir, a signatory to the letter of the Zoroastrians of Khorasan to the Parsis, dated 880 A.Y.
Jehangir
Jijibhai*
Jivaji*
Jivanji*
KAI, KAY: Royal
Kaikhosru
Kaikobad
KAIKOBAD: Name of founder of Kayanian dynasty; Av. Kavi Kavata friend of royalty
KAMBUJIYA, KABUJIVA: (OP) Gk. Cambyses, the son of Cyrus the Great
KAMDELE: Desire of the heart
KAMRAN: Successful in every undertaking; name of a learned Zoroastrian of Shiraz
KAMUS: Family name of Eshkabus, killed by Rustam with one arrow
KARAN: Active, efficient
KARlMAN: Name of a son of hero Barzu
KAUS, KAVAS: Name of a believer; Av. Kavay; his Farohar is invoked in Farvardin Yasht
KAVANNUSH: Kingly nectar; name of a brother of King Faridoon
Kavasji, or Kavasha
KAVAY: Royal dynasty
KAVEH: The famous smith of Isfahan who defeated the usurper Zohak and established Faridoon on the throne of Iran
KAYAN: Name of the dynasty founded by Kaikobad
KAYANSHAH: King of the Kayanian dynasty.
KAYARAX: Ancestor of King Kay-Khosraw
KAYARMIN: Name of a son of King Kaikobad; Av. Kavi Arshna
KAYGUSHTASP, KAYVISHTASP: The Kayanian King Gushtasp, patron of Zarathushtra; Av. Kavi Vishtaspa
KAYKAUS: Name of son of King Kaikobad; Av. Kavi Usadhan
KAYKHUSRU, KAY-KHOSRAW: Of good fame; name of a Kayanian king
KAYLOHRASP: Father of King Gushtasp; Av. Aurvataspa, swift horsed
KAYNASHNIN: Successor to royalty
KAYOMARS: Mortal life; another form of Gayomard
KAYPASSEN: A son of King Kaikobad; Av. Kavi Pisina
KAYRAS: Name of a son of King Kaikobad
KAYZAD: Born of royalty; of the Kayanian family
KERBAD: An Iranian hero
Kerbadji
KERFEGAR: One who recognizes all merit
KERMANSHAH: A hero king
KERSASP: Having lean horses; the celebrated Pishdadian hero
KESHWAD: Son of Karan; name of a general of King Minochehr
KEVAN: Saturn
KHANVANT: Shining
KHARAD: Wisdom; Av. Khratu; Pahl. Khrat; Pers. Khirad
Kharshedji
KHAVAR: Creator of all favors
Khodabax
KHOJASTEH: Auspicious
KHORDAD: Created by glory or grace
KHOREHOMAND: Surrounded by a halo, possessing grace
KHORRAM: Delightful, happy
KHORUSHASP: Having pleasant horses
KHOSRAV, KHUSRU: Of good fame; Av. Husrava; king; (compare 'Caesar', 'Czar')
KHUBCHEHR: Having a fine face
KHUBRUY: With a good face
KHUBYAR: Having a good friend
KHUDABANDEH: Servant of God
KHUDABAX: Gift from God
KHUDADAD: Created by God
KHUDAMARD: Man of God
KHUDAMORAD: Desire of God
KHUDAPARASHT: God's devotee
KHUDARAM: Joy of God
KHUDAVAND: King of the Universe
KHUDAVANDEH: God, Lord
KHUDAYAD: Memory of God
KHUDAYAR: Friend of God
KHUFIRUZ: With good victory
KHURDAD: Perfection; Name of an Archangel, Av. Haurvatat; name of the sixth day and the third month
KHURSAND: Contented, happy
KHURSHID, KHWARSHED: Sun, Av. Hvare Khshaeta, 'shining sun'
KHURSHIDCHEHR: With a face like the sun; name of Zarathushtra's son; Av. Hvarechithra
KHUSHCHEHR: Having pleasing features
KHUSHMANISH: Having a good heart
KHUSHMASTA: Extremely joyous
KHUSHNAVAZ: Sweet comforter
KHUSHROD: Pleasant river
KOBAD: Name of father of Khusru the Just
KURUSH: (OP) Far sighted; Cun. name of Achaemenian King, Gk. Cyrus the Great
Kuvarji*
Lavji*
Limji, Limjibhai*
LOHRASP: Father of King Gushtasp; Av. Aurvataspa, 'having swift horses'
MAHBURZIN: Exalted moon
MAHDAT: Created by the moon
MAHMEHER: The moon and the sun; the month of Mihr
MAHNAHID: The moon and Saturn
MAHRASPAND: Holy Word; name of an angel; name of the 29th day of the month
MAHRUY: Moon faced
MAHVANDAD: Having reached the moon; name of a commentator on the Pahlavi Vendidad
MAHVIR: Moon hero
MAHYAR: One whose friend is the moon
Manakji, Manaksha*
Mancherji, or Manchersha
MANUSH: Intelligence
MANUSHKHUNARF, MANUSHKHURNER: 'Hero of the heavenly sun'; an ancestor of Zarathushtra; name of the father of the Pishdadian King Minochehr
MARDAN, MARDANSHAH: King of men: name of a nephew and son-in-law of Darius I
MARDBUD: Chief amongst men
Marzban
MARZBAN: Governor of the frontier; margrave
MEDIOMAH: Middle of the month; cousin and first disciple of Zarathushtra: Av. Maidyoi maongha
MEHBAZU: Arm of the angel Mihr
MEHBUD: Chief of a country; name of a trusted relative of King Kobad
MEHER, MIHR: Av. Mithra, the sun; love, friendship; pact, contract, bond; name of an angel; name of the 16th day and seventh month
MEHERAB: Lustre of friendship; name of a king of Kabul who was the father of Rudabeh, mother of Rustam
MEHERABAD: Made prosperous by Mihr; city of Mihr
MEHERAFSHAN: Devoted in love
MEHERAK: Like Mihr; name of a hero, the father-in-law of King Shapur I
MEHERAN: Name of the head of one of the seven illustrious Sassanian families
MEHERASP: 'Friendly horse'; name of a chamberlain of King Xerxes
MEHERBAKHSH: Gift of Mihr
MEHERBAN, MEHERWAN: Kind, friendly; name of a noted scribe
MEHERBURZIN: Exalted Mihr; name of a son of Farhad
MEHERDAD: Created, given by Mihr; Cun. Mithradata
MEHERNARSEH: Name of the prime minister of King Behram V, also known as Behram Gor
MEHERNOSH: Immortal Mihr
MEHEROJ, MEHERUZ: Day of light and love
MEHERSAN: Looking like Mihr
MEHERYAR: Friend of love
MEHERZAD: Born of the sun
Merjibhai
Mervanji
MINOCHEHR: Of spiritual or heavenly appearance; born of a heroic family; name of a Pishdadian king : Av. Manushchithra
MINOO: Spiritual, heavenly, divine
MOHOR: Moon; Av. Mah; name of the 12th day of the month
Motabhai*
MURAD: Wish
MURDAD: Immortality; later form of Amardad
Nadarsha
NADIR: Excellent
NAMDAR: Keeper of the illustrious name; famed
Nanabhai*
Naorozji
NAORUZ: New year's day
NAOSHAD: New joy
NAOTAR, NAVDAR, NAVZAR: Younger, newer; one of the three sons of Minochehr; Av. Naotara, Pers. Naozar
NAOZAD: New-born
NARIMAN: Manly minded; Av. Nairemanah; epithet of the hero Kersasp, ancestor of Zal and Rustam
NARIMANZADEH: Born of the family of Nariman
NARSEH: Name of the sons of Shapur and Yazdgerd I
Nasarvanji
NASHAK, NASHA: Friend of all
NAWAZISH: Gift given by God
NAZBAN: Protector of gracefulness
NEKCHEHR: Having a good disposition, nature, appearance
NEKDEL: Good hearted
NEKMARD: A good man
NERlOSANGH: 'Known amongst men'; name of a famous priest of India who translated into Sanskrit the Avesta and Pahlavi texts in the 12th century; abbreviated to Narseh
NEVAZAR: Intrepid as fire
NIMRUSTAM: Half as mighty as Rustam
NOSHIRWAN: Having an immortal soul; name of the famous Sassanian king
NOSHZAD, NUSHZAD: Born immortal
NOTRIGA: Name of the third brother of Zarathushtra
NUSH: Immortal; elixir; antidote; shortened form of Anosh
NUSHADAR, NUSHAZAR: Fire of life; name of a son of Azar Afruz, son of Mehernosh, son of the hero Aspandyar
NUVED, NIVED: Good news
ORVADASP: Possessing swift horses
PABAND: Secured
PADMANI: The Lord of moderation
PAHLAWAN, PAHALVAN: Hero; warrior
PAITIRASPA, PETERASP: Name of Zarathushtra's grandfather
PAKTAN: Having a pure body
Palanji
PALASH: Name of a king
PARASTAR: Adorer, worshipper; name of a learned Mobed of Patna
PARVANDA: Within everybody
PARWEZ, PARVEZ, PARVIZ, PERWEZ, APARVIZ: Victorious; an epithet of King Khusru II
PASHANGH: Name of King Minochehr's father
PASHIN: Forward, advanced; name of King Kaikobad's son
PEROZ, PEROCH, PIRUZ: Victorious; name of a Sassanian king
PEROZSHAH: Victorious ruler
PESHOTAN: Wisely active, devoted one of the sons of King Gushtasp; Av. Pishishyaothna
Pestanji, or Peshotanji
PIRANGUSHNASP, PIRGUSHNASP: Having old male horses
PISHAN: Predecessors
PISHKAR: Zealous in his duty
PISHKASIR: Head of a profession or guild
PISNANGH: Name of a son of King Kaikobad
Pochaji*
PORGAV: Having abundant cattle; name of King Faridoon's ancestor
POURUSHASPA: 'Having grey horses', name of Zartosht's father
PULAD, POLAD: Steel
PULADVAND: Steel-like
RAHAM: Name of a son of Gudarz or Godrej
RAKHOH: The Independent
RAM: Joyfulness, peace; name of the 21st day of the month
RAMBAX: Bestower of joy
RAMBEHESHT: Joyful heaven
RAMBURZIN: Exalted joy
RAMDIN: Joy of religion
RAMGUSHNASP: Joy in possessing a stallion
RAMIN: Joyful
RAMISHT: Most joyful
RAMYAR: Friend of joyfulness
RANGUSHTAR: Name of the second elder brother of Zarathushtra
RANJISHN: Name of an ancestor of Zarathushtra
RASHID: One who has attained salvation
RASHNA: Justice; name of an angel; name of the 18th day of the month
Rastamji [Rostamji, Rustamji]
Ratanji, or Ratansha
RATUSHTAR: Brother of Zarathushtra
RAYOMAND: Full of glory
REWNIZ: Warrior
ROINTAN, ROYINTAN, RUINTON: Having a body of brass. i.e. invulnerable; an epithet of Aspandyar
ROSHAN: Bright, shining; name of a scholar mentioned in the Pahlavi Vendidad
ROZAFZUN: Prosperous day
ROZBAHAR: Spring day
ROZMEHER: Day of love and light
RUSHAD: One whose soul is joyous, i.e. deceased
RUSTAM: Name of the celebrated hero of Iran; strong and well built; Pahl. Rotastahm; "I am freed". the words spoken by Rustam's mother at his birth, for he was the size of a one-year-old
RUZBEH, RUZEVEH: Good day
SAEN: Summit one of the foremost disciples of Zarathushtra
SAFNA: Bringer of prosperity
SAHI: Straight
SALM: Eldest son of Faridoon
SAM, SAHAM, SAHEM, SHAHAM: Name of Kersasp's grandfather; name of Zal's father
Santokji
SARAFRAZ: Conqueror; one whose head is high
SAROSH, SARUSH, SORUSH: Hearkening, Obedience; Av. Sraosha: name of an angel; name of the 17th day of the month
SAROSHYAR: Friend to Sraosha/Obedience
SARVAR: Sovereign prince lord
SARVAZAD: Noble like a cypress
SARVIN: Tall like a cypress
SASAN: Name of the grandfather of King Ardashir Babakan
Savaksha
SHAH: King
SHAHAK: A princeling
SHAHAN: Belonging to a king
SHAHBAHRAM: Victorious king
SHAHDAN: Royal gift
SHAHEN: Royal
SHAHFIRUZ: Victorious king
SHAHJAHAN: King of the world
SHAHMARD: Royal person
SHAHMARDAN: Of the family of Shahmard
SHAHPUR, SHAPUR: Son of a king
SHAHREN: Belonging to the realm
SHAHREVAR, SHAHREWAR: Divine power; best rule; the third Amahraspand (archangel); name of the fourth day and sixth month
SHAHROKH, SHARUKH: Having a royal face
SHAHRUD: Royal river
SHAHRYAR: Sovereign, ruler, lord
SHAHRZAD: Prince of the realm
SHAHVIR: Royal hero
SHAHZAD: Of royal birth; prince
Shapurji
SHEHERAZAD: Independent, free
SHEHERBARAZ: Exalted person of the realm; name of a general of King Khusru Parviz
SHERFIRUZ: Victorious lion
SHERGIR: One who holds the lion
Sheriadji
SHERSHAH: King of lions
SHIDASP: Possessing shining horses; name of the son of Tur, son of King Jamshed
SHIDUSH: Shining shoulder; name of the son of Gudarz; a disciple of Azar Kaevan
SHIRMARD: Lion-like man
SHIRUY: Lion-faced; son of King Khusru Parviz
SHIRVANSHAH: 'Lion-like'; name of the kings of the Shirvan dynasty
SHIRZAD: Born of a lion
SIAVAKHSH, SIAVAKHSHAN, SIAVAX, SIAVUSH: 'One who possesses black-stallions'; name of the great-grandson of King Kaykavus and father of Kay-Khosraw; Av. Syavarshana
SMARDIS, SMERDIS: Exalted; Bardiya in the Cun. inscriptions
SOHRAB, SOHRKHAB: Having glowing features; illustrious; name of the son of Rustam
Sorabji
SPENTODAD: Created by the holy spirit; Av. Spento data
SPITAMAN: White, pure; name of Zarathushtra's ancestor of the family of Spitama
SPITYUR: One who possesses white lambs; name of a brother of King Jamshed; Av. Spityura
SRIROXNA: Having beautiful oxen
STIVANT: Steadiness, security
Suklaji
SURIN: War-like, brave; name of a warrior family of ancient Iran; Pahl. Suren
SUROYAZAT: Valiant angel
SYAMAK: Name of a son of Gayomard
TAHM: Brave, valiant
TAHMASP, TUMASP: Having strong horses
TAHMTAN: Strong-bodied
TAHMURAS: A strong body; Av. Takma Urupa; name of the second Pishdadian king; son of King Hooshang
TAJ: Crown
TAKHMASPADA: One who has an army of heroes; name of a general of Darius I
TAMUR: Name of a son of the hero Barzu; shortened form of Tahmuras
TARONISH: Enemy of all evil
Tehmuras
Temulji
THRITAK: 'Third'; Avestan name of Kersasp's father, so called as he was the third son; Av. Thrita, Pahl. Saret. Pers. Asrat
TIGRAN: 'Shooting an arrow'; name of two Ashkenian kings of Armenia
TIR: Arrow; the planet Mercury
TIRANDAZ: Thrower of arrows, archer
TIRDAD: Created by Tir; name of Ashkenian kings
TISHTAR, TESHTAR: 'Sirius'; Av. Tishtrya; name of an angel; name of the 13th day and fourth month
TIZ: Sharp; quick
TIZASP: Having swift horses
TIZRAV: Quick moving
TIZYARSHTI: Holding a piercing spear; name of King Gushtasp's brother
TOKHARE: Belonging to the country of Tokhar; name of one of the sons of the hero Framarz
TUS: Contented, satisfied; name of a heroic son of the Pishdadian King Naozar
Ukarji
UPAMANA: High minded; name of an angel
URVAKHSHA: Joyful, cheerful; brother of the hero Kersasp
URVATATNARA: Man of perfection; second son of Zarathushtra
USHAH: Dawn; morning light
USHEDAR: One who increases holiness; name of a future saviour
USHEDARMAH: One who increases reverence; name of another future saviour
VALAKHSH, VALASH, BALASH, PALASH: Names of Ashkanian kings
VANITAR: Conqueror
VARAZDAD: Giver of boars
VARDANIS: Of a brave family
VARUN: Worthy of the faith reposed in Him
VASNA: Omnipresent
VASPAN: One who reaches the entire creation
VASPAR: Beneficient Lord
VEER: Hero
VEHMARD: A good man; Pers. Behmard
VIFRANAVAZ: Wise boatman; name of one who was flown into space in the form of a bird, lost his way and prayed to Ardvisura who safely returned him to earth
VISHNASP: Possessing a stallion; Av. Gushnasp
VISHTASPA: 'Having ready horses', Avestan form of Gushtasp, Kayanian patron-king of Zarathushtra
VISPANFRIA: Beloved of all
VOHUPERES: Good inquirer
VOHU-USHTRA: Having good camels
VOURUNEMANGHA: Of wide homage
WEHAFRID: Well created; later form is Behafrid
WEHSHAPUR: Good prince
WEHZAN: Well born; older form of Bezan
YADGAR: A memento, remembrance
YAKDAST: One hand; name of a celebrated one-handed Turanian warrior who fought with Rustam
YAVISHT: Young
YAZAD, YAZD: Angel; worshipful; Av. Yazata
YAZDANDAD: Created by angels
YAZDANSETAE: Worshipper of angels
YAZDEZAD: Born of an angel
YAZDGERD: Created by angels; names of the Sassanian kings
YAZDYAR, YAZDANYAR: Friend of angels
YIMA: Older form of the river Jam, Jamshed
ZADHORMAZD: Born of Ohrmazd
ZADMEHR: Born of Mihr
ZADSPARAM: Born as sweet as basil; brother of Manushchehr, High-Priest of Pars and Kirman
ZAHAN: World
ZAL: 'Old man'; name of Rustam's father, who had white hair at birth
ZAOSH: Willing
ZAR: Gold
ZARAN: Golden
ZARATHUSHTRA, ZARTOSHT: Possessing yellow camels; Greek Zoroaster meaning golden star
ZARAZDAITI: Relying on, trusting
ZARD: Yellow
ZARIAB: Sea water
ZARIR: Having a golden breast-plate; name of a valiant brother of King Gushtasp
ZARMAN: Old man; old age
ZARMEHER: Exalted love, great friendship; shortened form of Buzargmeher
ZARVAN, ZURVAN: Time
ZAVAREH: Name of a brother of Rustam
ZINAWAR: Having weapons
ZIRAK: Clever, intelligent, wise
ZIRAKZADEH: Wise born
ZREH: Sea
ZUBIN: Helper; Av. Uzava
Names of girls:
ABAN: Waters; name of an angel; name of 10th day and 8th month
ABANDOKHT: Daughter of Aban
ABANHIR: Possessing essence of Aban
ABENAHIR: Water of stream or canal
Aimai
Alibai
ANAHITA: Stainless, immaculate; name (or epithet) of an angel (Ardvi Sura Anahita) identified with the sacred Waters (Aban)
ARDVISURA: lit. "mighty Ardvi": Brilliant waters; name of a river in Iran; name of an angel (Ardvi Sura Anahita) identified with the sacred Waters (Aban)
AREDETFREDHI: One having a righteous father; mother of a future savior
ARENAVACHI: Speaking the truth; daughter of King Jamshed
ARGAVAN: Red color
ARMAITI: Humility, devotion, piety; name of an Archangel
ARMINDOKHT: Daughter of a dweller of the garden of Eden
ARNAVAZ: Holy comforter
ARNAZ: Purely graceful
ARTA: Righteous
ARTDOKHT: Righteous daughter
ARYENISH: Of a noble lineage
ARZU: Wish
ASHA: Righteousness, holiness
ASHISHVANGH: Good blessings, sanctity; name of an angel (Av. Ashi Vanghuhi); name of 25th day of month
ATURDOKHT: Daughter of Fire
AVA: (= Aban) Waters; name of an angel; name of 10th day and eighth month
Avabai
AZAD, AZADEH: Noble
AZADDOKHT: Daughter of a freeman
AZARMIDOKHT: Beloved daughter; a polite girl; name of a Sassanian queen
Bachubai
BAHAR: Spring
BAHMANBANU: Lady with a good mind
BAHMANDOKHT: Good minded maiden; daughter of Bahman
BAKHTAVAR: Fortunate
BANU: Lady
Banubai
BANUDADHUSH: Lady with justice and intelligence
BANUGUL: Rose-like lady
BANUGUSHNASP: Lady who possesses a male horse; name of a brave daughter of Rustam
BANUHUFRIYA: Friendly lady, loving lady
BANUHUFRIZ: Well-born lady
BANUHURAM: Lady with joy; name of hero Rustam's wife
BANUHURURISH: Lady shining like the sun
BEHAFRID: Well created
BEHRUZ: Good day
BEHZAD: Well born
BENAFSHA: A violet
Bhikhaiji*
BOSTAN: Place of fragrance; garden; name of a book by Sheikh Saadi
CHAMAN: Garden
Chandanbai*
CHEHERAZAD: Of noble descent
DADHUSH: Born intelligent
DADHUSHFARROKH: Born with auspicious intelligence
DANISH: Wisdom
DEHBANU: Village lady
DELAFRUZ: Kindler of the heart
DELARA: Adorner of heart; beloved
DELARAM: Comfort to heart; lovely woman
DELBAHAR: Heart of the spring season
DELBANU: Lady of heart; loving lady
DELBAR: Loving; sweetheart
DELDAR: Keeper of heart; lover
DELKHUSH: Pleasant; cheerful; opener of heart
DELNAVAZ: Caresser of heart
DELRUBA: Ravishing of heart
DELSHAD: Of happy heart
DEYAZAD: Worshipful creator
Dhanbai*
DIN: Religion; conscience; name of an angel; name of 24th day
DINAZ: Religious song, music
Dinbai
DINBANU: Lady of faith
DINBANU: Lady of faith
DOGDO: One who milks cows; daughter; Av. Dugedhra, name of Zarathushtra's mother
Dosibai*
FAHNIK: Virtuous
FARHANG: Knowledge, learning
FARIDA: Proud, headstrong
FARKHONDA: Happy, fortunate
FARNAZA, FARZANAK: Learned; intelligent
FARZANAK: Learned
FERANGIZ: Dazzling glory; name of mother of King Kai-Khusrow
FEROZA: Victorious
FEROZBANU: Victorious lady
FEROZBANU: Victorious lady
FRANAK: Glorious; name of King Faridoon's mother
FRANAK: Glorious; name of King Faridoon's mother
FRAWARTI: Guardian Spirit
FRENY: Beloved; name of one of the daughters of Zarathushtra
FRIYA, FRIYANA: Beloved
GANJ: Treasure
GOHAR: Essence; nature; jewel
GOHARAFRID: Created by nature
GORDAFRID: Created as a hero; name of an Iranian heroine who fought against Sohrab
GORDIEH: A woman warrior
GUL: Flower; rose
GULAFRUZ: Dazzling like a flower
GULAFSAN: Rose fable
GULAFSHAN: Dispersing like a flower
GULANDAM: Having the form of a flower; slender, delicate
GULBADAN: Having a body like a rose
GULBAHER: A spring flower
Gulbai
GULBANU: Flower-like lady
GULBARG: A roseleaf
GULCHEHR: Having a countenance like a rose; name of the beloved of Aorang
GULESTAN: Garden of roses; name of book by Sheikh Saadi
GULKHANDAN: Smiling like a flower
GULKHURSHID: Sunflower
GULLALA: The tulip flower
GULNAR: Pomegranate
GULPAEKAR: Rose-faced
GULROXAR: Rose-faced; rosy-cheeked
GULRUKH: Rose-faced; ruddy
GULSHAN: A delightful spot; rose garden
GULSHIRIN: Sweet like a rose: name of daughter of King Yazdgerd who defeated the Arabs for a time
GULZAR: Garden Of flowers
Hirabai*
HOMA: Name of an Iranian bird
HOMAI: Well proportioned; name of Kayanian King Bahman's wife
HORMAZBANU: Lady bearing the name of God
HUFRIYA: One who possesses much love
HUTOSH: Well-formed
HUTOXI: Diligent, industrious; name of King Gushtasp's queen
HVOVI: Of the family of Hvov wnich means 'having good animals'; consort of Zarathushtra
IRANBANU: Lady of Iran
IRANDOKHT: Daughter of Iran
JAHANARAY: Adorner of the world
Jaiji*
Jarbai
KAIANDOKHT: Daughter of Kayanian family
KAIDOKHT: Daughter of a king; princess
KANIZ: Maiden
KATAYUN: Name of the Queen of King Gushtasp
KATIN: Belonging to the house
KEHERAFRID: Made of chestnut or bay color
KERBANU: A lady of felicity, strength, and power
KESHVAR: Country, region
KHARMEN: Hero
Kharshedbai
KHUBCHEHR: Good looking
KHUBRUI: Of fine features
KHURMAND: Possessing glory
KHURSHID: Shining sun; Av. Hvare Khshaeta
KHURSHIDBANU: Lady like the sun
KHUSHCHEHR: Of pleasing face
KHUSHMAND: Happy
KHUSHNAMA, KHUSHNAM: Of nice appearance
KHUSHNAWAZ: Pleasingly caressing
Kuvarbai*
LAL: Ruby: red wine: vermillion lips of a lovely woman
LALAGUL: Tulip flower
LALEH: Tulip: the tulip-shaped pestle used in the Yasna ceremony
LILYA: Dark night
MAH: Moon
MAHAFRID: Created great
MAHAFRIN: Blessing of the moon
MAHAZIVER: A lady with golden ornaments
MAHBANU: Moon-like lady
MAHCHEHR: With features like the moon
MAHDOKHT: Daughter of the moon
MAHIN: Like the moon
MAHINBANU: Lady like the moon
MAHKHURSHID: Moon and sun
MAHPAEKAR: Having a face like the moon
MAHPARI: Fairy of the moon
MAHPARVIN: Moon Pleiades
MAHPERVIZ: Excellent like the moon
MAHROKH, MAHRU: Having a face like the moon
MAHTAB: Shining moon
MAHZARIN: Golden moon
MAKHMAL: Velvet
Manakbai*
MANI: Angelic
MANIZEH: A jewel of a lady; name of wife of Bezan and daughter of Afrasiab
MEHER: The sun; love, kindness, friendship: justice; name of an angel; name of the 16th day and seventh month
MEHERAFRAZ: Exalted by love
MEHERAFRID: Created by love
MEHERAFRIN: Blessings of the sun
MEHERAFRUZ: Kindled by love
MEHERANGIZ: One that creates love
Meherbai
MEHERBANU: Lady of love
MEHERCHEHR: Having features like the sun
MEHERKHODA: Lord of friendship; Grace of God
MEHEROKH: With a face like the sun
MEHERPAEKAR: Of a face like the sun
MEHERSIMIN: Having a silvery form like Mihr
Mithibai
MORVARID: Pearl
Motibai*
NAHEED: Venus; stainless, immaculate
Nahlibai*
NARENJ: Orange
NARGES: Narcissus
NAVAZ: One who caresses, soothes; name of a musical instrument
Navazbai
NAVAZESH: Caressing, soothing
NAZAKAT: Elegance, politeness, tenderness
NAZBANU: Graceful lady
NAZCHEHR: Graceful looks
NAZNEEN: Graceful maiden
NAZTAB: Shining grace: epithet applied by Firdousi to Mushknaz
NEKAKHTAR: Of good stars
NEKBAKHT: Of good fortune
NEKCHEHR: Of good appearance
NEKDEL: Of good heart
NEZHAT: Pure
NILOPAL, NILUFER: Lotus, water-lily
PAESANGNU: A decorated female
PARENDI: An angel of prosperity
PARI: Fairy
PARIBANU: Fairy-girl
PARICHEHR: Fairy-faced
PARIK: Fairy
PARIN: Fairy-like
PARINDOKHT: Daughter of a fairy
PARIZAD: Born of a fairy
PARVANA: A butterfly, a moth
PARVIN: Pleiades; pearls
PARVIZ: Victorious; happy; excellent
PAYENDEH: Permanent
Pirozbai
POURUCHISTI: Full of wisdom; name of daughter of Zarathushtra
PURAN: Of red color; successor
PURANDOKHT: Name of a queen, daughter of Puran
PURGAV: Having many cows
PUYENDEH: Swift
RAKHSHANDEH: Shining
RAMBANU: Lady of joy
RAMBEHESHT: Paradise of joy
RASHNA: Rectitude
Ratanbai, Ratubai*
ROBAB: A musical instrument
ROBEAB: Sweeping of waters
ROKHSAR: Bright face
ROSHAN: Bright; shining
ROSHANAF: Bright
ROSHANAK: Bright woman
ROSHNI: Lustre
ROXENDA: Flashing
ROZAFZUN: Prosperous day
ROZBAHAR: Spring day
ROZMEHER: Day of love ard light
RUDABEH: River water, name of wife of Zal
RUHAE: A woman of good fortune
Rupabai*
RUX: Day
RUXSHIN: Shining, bright
RUZBEH: Good day
Sakarbai*
SAMANBAR: Forebearing
SAMANNAZ: Beautiful lily of the val!ey; name of the daughter of Kurang, king of Zabulistan, who married King Jamshed
SAMANRUKH: With a patient face
SANOBER: A name of an evergreen tree like the cypress
SAPINUD: White; name of an Iranian queen
SARAFRAZ: With an exalted head; honored
SAROSH: Obedience; an angel; name of 17th day
SARV: Cypress
SARVAZAD: Noble like a cypress
SAVANGHVACHI: Speaking gainfully; Av. name for a daughter of King Jamshed
SHAHBANU: Queen
SHAHDOKHT: Daughter of a monarch, princess
SHAHI: Royal
SHAHNAVAZ: Caresser of a King
SHAHNAZ: Pride of a King
SHAHRINAZ: Music of the realm
SHAHRU: Having a face like a sovereign
SHAHZAN: Royal spouse: virgin wedded, so named in Parsi marriage benediction
SHAKER: Sweet
SHAKERBANU: sweet lady
SHAKERNAZ: Delicate as sweet words
SHEHERAZAD: Independant, Free
SHEHERBANU: Lady of the city
SHEHERIVAR [Shahrewar]: Power at will; name of an Archangel; name of fourth day and sixth month
SHEHERNAVAZ: Comfort of the city
SHEHERNAZ: Glory of the City
SHIRBANU: Brave lady
SHIRDOKHT: Brave daughter
Shirin
SHIRIN: Sweet
SHIRINBANU: Sweet lady
SIMBAR: Having a white complexion
SIMIN: Silvery
SIMINDOKHT: Silvern girl
SIMURG: Mythical bird
SINDOKHT: Name of a female ancestor of Rustam
SPENTA ARMAITI: Beneficient, right mindedness, truthfulness; name of an Archangel
SPENTA: Holy
SRUTATFEDHRI: Having a famous father; Av. name of the mother of one of the three saviours of the world
SUDABEH: Having lustrous profit; name of the daughter of King of Hamavaran, and Oueen of King Kaus, the Kayanian
Suklibai*
Sunabai*
SUSAN: Lily; fir tree; name of a Turanian dancing girl who trapped Iranian heroes
TABENDEH: Shining
TAJBANU: Lady of the Crown; queen
TANAZ: Having a delicate body
TEHMINA: Strong woman; name of hero Rustam's wife and daughter of King of Samangan
THRITY: Third one; Av. name for one of the daughters of Zarathushtra
TISHTAR: Angel of rain
TOKHMESARV: Having stature like a cypress
TUSHNAMAITY: Contented mind
USHTAVAITY: Having bliss: name of the second Gatha
VAHBIZ: Bestowed by God
VANGHU FREDHI: Of good parentage; name of mother of future saviour
VIRA: Heroine
Virbaiji*
VIRBANU: Heroic lady
VISPANFRIVA: Beloved of all
YASMIN: Jasmine
YAZDIN: Angelic
YAZDINDOKHT: Angelic daughter
ZAMROD: Jamrud, the river of Jam, a town near Peshawar
ZARIN: Golden
ZARINCHINAR: Golden poplar
ZARMANDOKHT: Daughter of time
ZER: Gold
ZOISH: The invoker; name of Zarathushtra's grand-mother
Irani Zoroastrian names
From Farhang-e Behdinan, by Jamshid Sorush Sorushian, Tehran, 1956.
Names of boys:
Yazd
Kerman
âdorbâd
aflâtun aflâtun
avadun âbâdun
beeruj beeruz
beeruz
beezu(d) behzâd
bemun
bondoor bondâr
boobak bâbak
borzu borzu
borzuvog
buzarjomer buzarjomer
dâryush
dinyor dinyâr
dorow dârow
erdeshir erdeshir
erdog
espendiyor espendiyâr
fariborz
feloma
fereydun fereydun
flâmarz
framarz
gershâ
geshu gershâsb
giv giv
guda gudarz
gushtu gushtâ
hemog
hemovend hemâvand
hormezyor hormezyâr
hurmez hormez
iraj iraj
jem
jemog jemog
jemshir jenshid
jemshirog
jomos jumâs
joongir joongir
jumerd jumerd
kaus kâvus
keekobu keykâvus
kuresh
loorosb lorâs
marzun marzebun
meer mehr
meerabun meerabun
meerized meerized
meerog
meerow meerâb
menucher menucher
mondegor mundegâr
movendu mâvanda
moyor mâyâr
namirog
navzal
navzar nowzar
numdor numdâr
numog
nush nush
nushiravun nowshiravun
nushog nushug
ovodun
ozargoshasp âzargoshasp
parhod parhâd
pashuten pashuten
peloma
rustem rustem
shaariyor shaariyâr
shaarog shaaro
shopur shâpur
shorox shâârox
siyovaxsh siyâvaxsh
soroob soorâb
sorush sorush
sorushyor sorushyâr
tirando tirendâz
urmez
urmezyor
vaamen vaamen
vaamenog
vaarom vaarom
vahmerd behmard
vamiyor vamiyâr
virop veyrâp
virovog
xasru xosrow
xdooau
xdooba xodâba
xdoobenda xodâbande
xdoodo xodâdâd
xdoomrod xodâmorâd
xdooprast xodaperast
xdooyor xodâyâr
xoni xâni
xoniyog
xorsend
zool zâl
Names of Girls:
Yazd
Kerman
arnavoz arnevâz
âzarmindoxt
boonu bânu
dawla dowlat
delbar delbar
deyboonu deybânu
doxmal doxmal
droxshanda
gawhar gooar
golboonu golbânu
golchir golchehr
golrox golrox
homyun homâyun
irunboonu irânbânu
irundoxt irândoxt
kaadoxt kaadoxt
kahin kahin
kahinboonu kahinbânu
katin katin
katoyun katâyun
katun
keshvar keshvar
keyundoxt keyândoxt
laal laal
maadoxt maadoxt
mahin mahin
mahinboonu mahinbânu
manija manija
maxmal maxmal
meerboonu meerbânu
meerengiz meerangiz
moorox mârox
mooxorshid mâhxorshid
morvori morvâri
musti mâsti
nabot nabât
odoxt
ovog
pariboonu paribânu
parichehr
parvona parvâna
parxonda farxonda
perengis perengis
purundoxt purondoxt
roxshanda roxshenda
rudoba rudâba
rudova
sarvar sarvar
shaker shaker
shakerboonu shakerbânu
shirin shirin
shirinboonu shirinbânu
simin simin
sudoova
sudowba sudâba
taamina tahmina
teerat tehrat
towbanda tâbenda
voneir
vovog
vowneir ownehir
xarmen xarmen
zarboonu zarbânu
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