Iranian Boy Names
part 1
Name Meaning
abbAs (A) Frowning, looking austere; also means lion
abou-ali Name of a famous Iranian scientist and philosopher
abtin A character in Shahnameh, Fereidoun's father
adel (A) Righteous
afshAr ???
afshin ???
ahmad (A) Most praiseworthy
akbar (A) Big
ali (A) High; also Mohammad's son-in-law
ali-dAd ???
amin (A) Honest
amir King, Emir
amjad (A) Most excellent, glorious
anoush ???
anoushiravAn Name of a Persian king
ArAd Name of an angel
ArAm Quiet
Arash A hero in Persian folklore (He sacrificed
ardalAn ???
ardavAn A character in Shahnameh
ardeshir A character in Shahnameh
Aref (A) Wise, intelligent
ArmAn Ideal, hope, aspiration
Armeen A character in Shahnameh
arsalAn Lion
arshiA Throne
AryA Aryan
arzhang A character in Shahnameh
asad (A) Lion
asghar (A) Small
ashkAn ???
Atash Fire
Aurang/Orang Wisdom, understanding
AzAd Free
B
BAbak A character in Shahnameh
Bahman Name of the 11th month of the Iranian calender
BahrAm A character in Shahnameh; also the planet Mars
BAmdAd Early Morning
BAmeen ???
BamshAd ???
BardiA Name of a Prince
BehnAm Reputable (someone with honorable name)
BehrAd ???
Behrang Good color
Behrouz Fortunate, lucky
BehzAd ???
Bizhan/Bijan A character in Shahnameh
BornA Young, youthful
Borzoo ???
Bozorgmehr A character in Shahnameh
C
Changeez Chengiz Khan
Cirrus/Cyrus Kourosh, first king of Iran
D
DAdbeh ???
Danush ???
DArA Wealthy; also a character in Shahnameh
DArAb A character in Shahnameh
DAriush/Daryush Name of Persian king
DAvood David
E
Ebi (A) Paternal
EbrAhim (A) Abraham
EhsAn (A) Goodness
EmAd (A) Confidence
Esfandyar/Esfandiar A character in Shahnameh
EsmAeel (A) Ishmael (son of Abraham)
F
FarAmarz A character in Shahnameh
FarAz Above, up, upon, on the top
Farbod Right, orthodox
FardAd ???
Fardin ???
FarhAd A character in Shahnameh
Farhang Good-breeding
Fariborz A character in Shahnameh
Farid Unique
FarjAd Excellent, eminent in learning
Farrokh Happy, fortunate
FarrokhzAd Happily born
FarshAd Happy
Farshid/Farsheed ???
FarzAd Splendid birth
FarzAm Worthy, befitting
FarzAn Wise
Farzin/Farzeen Learned
Ferdows Paradise
Fereydoon A character in Shahnameh
Firouz Victorious
Foroohar Essence
Foroud/Forood A character in Shahnameh
Other Links:
Haft Keshvar (7 Countries)-part 1
History of Ancient Medicine in Mesopotamia & Iran-part 1
Iran, a Brief History (part 1)
A – Z of Iran History (A)
History of Ancient Medicine in Mesopotamia & Iran-part 2
