Iranian Boy Names

part 2

G            

Giv         A character in Shahnameh

GhobAd               A character in Shahnameh

GoshtAsb            A character in Shahnameh

Goudarz               A character in Shahnameh

 

H            

Habib (A)             Friend

HAdi (A)               Guide, leader

HAfez    Protector

HAmed (A)         A praiser

HAmi     Protector, defender

Hamid (A)            Praiseworthy

Hassan (A)          Good

HedAyat              Guide

HeerAd/HirAd   Appearing fresh and healthy

HesAm (A)          A sharp sword

Heydar (A)          Lion

HomAyoon         Royal, fortunate

Hooman               ???

HoomAn/HumAn             A character in Shahnameh

Hooshang            A character in Shahnameh

Hooshmand       Wise

HooshyAr            Wise

Hootan ???

Hormoz                A character in Shahnameh

Hossein (A)         Good

 

I              

Iraj         A character in Shahnameh

ImAn     Faith

 

J             

JahAndAr            Possessor of the World

JahAngir               Conquerer of the World

JahAnshah          King/Emperor of the World

Jafar (A)               A river

JalAl (A)                Greatness

Jalil (A)  Great

Jamshid                A character in Shahnameh,A king

JavAd (A)             Liberal

JAveed Living forever

 

K            

KAmbiz Fortunate

KAmrAn               Successful, fortunate

KAmshAd            Happy wish/desire

KAmyAr               Successful

KamAl   Perfection, excellence, completion, utmost level

Karim (A)             Generous

KasrA    A character in Shahnameh

KAveh   A character in Shahnameh (a great hero)

KAvoos A character in Shahnameh

Key-ghobAd       A character in Shahnameh

Key-khosrow     A character in Shahnameh

KeyvAn/KayvAn               World, universe

KhashAyAr          Name of a Persian king

KhodA-dAd        God-given

Khosrow              A character in Shahnameh

KiA         King, protecter, defender

KiAn/KiyAn         The kings; Surname of the 2nd dynasty of the Persian kings

KiAnoosh             A character in Shahnameh

KiArash ???

Kiumars/Keyumars         A character in Shahnameh

KoohyAr              ???

KooshA                Diligent

Kourosh               First king of Iran

Kouros  ???

 

M           

MAkAn ???

Mahbod               ???

Mahmood/Mahmoud (A)            Praised

MahyAr                A character in Shahnameh

Majid (A)             Great, honourable

MAnee/MAni    A painter who later claimed to be a prophet

Manouchehr      A character in Shahnameh

Mansoor (A)      Defended, protected by God

Massoud (A)      Fortunate, prsperous, happy

MAziAr ???

Mehdi/Mahdi (A)            Guided

MehrAb               A character in Shahnameh

Mehrak                A character in Shahnameh

MehrAn               A character in Shahnameh

Mehrang             ???

MehrdAd            Gift of the sun

MehrzAd             The offspring of the sun

MilAd    Birth; Christmas

Mohammad (A)                Highly praised; also name of the Prophet of Islam

Mohsen (A)        One who does good

MojtabA/MujtabA (A)   Chosen

MorAd  Desire, wish

MortezA (A)       Chosen

MustafA (A)       Chosen

 

N            

NAder (A)           Rare

NAmdAr              Famous

NAmvar               Famous

NarimAn              A character in Shahnameh (ZAl's grandfather)

NAser (A)            Assister, friend

Navid    Glad tidings, good news

NimA     Small

NiyooshA            A listener

Nouri     Light

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