Persian / Iranian / Farsi Boy Names
Notes:(A) in front of a name means the name has an Arabic origin

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
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
Changeez	Chengiz Khan
Cirrus/Cyrus	Kourosh, first king of Iran
DAdbeh	???
Danush	???
DArA	Wealthy; also a character in Shahnameh
DArAb	A character in Shahnameh
DAriush/Daryush	Name of Persian king
DAvood	David
Ebi (A)	Paternal
EbrAhim (A)	Abraham
EhsAn (A)	Goodness
EmAd (A)	Confidence
Esfandyar/Esfandiar	A character in Shahnameh
EsmAeel (A)	Ishmael (son of Abraham)
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
Giv	A character in Shahnameh
GhobAd	A character in Shahnameh
GoshtAsb	A character in Shahnameh
Goudarz	A character in Shahnameh
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
Iraj	A character in Shahnameh
ImAn	Faith
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
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	???
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
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
NoushzAd	Happily born
Omid/Omeed	Hope
ParhAm	Abraham
PArsA	Pure, chaste,devout, holy; Persian
Parviz	A character in Shahnameh
PAshA	A Turkish name meaning a lord
PayAm	Message
PezhmAn/PejmAn	Broken-hearted, sad
PuzhmAn/PujmAn	Desire, wish
PeymAn	Promise
Pirooz/Piruz	Victorious; also a character in Shahnameh
PouriyA	???
PouyA	To search, searcher
Rahim (A)	Merciful
RakhshAn	Flashing
RAmbod	???
RAmin	---
RAmtin	Famous musician in the Sassanid Dynasty
Rashid/Rasheed (A)	Brave
RezA (A)	Will, consent, resignation
Roozbeh	Fortunate
Rostam	A hero in Shahnameh
SAdegh (A)	Sincere
SadrA/Sadri	Chief seat, judge
Saeed	Happy, prosperous, lucky
SAlAr	Leader
sAm	A character in Shahnameh (Rostam's grandfather)
SalmAn (A)	Name of a friend of Ali
SAmAn	Home, welfare
SAmi	High, Elevated
Sanjar	Prince, emperor, king
SAsAn	Founder of the Sasani dynasty
SattAr (A)	Concealer
Sepehr	Sky
ShahAb	Shooting star, meteor
ShahbAz	Royal falcon
ShAheen	Falcon
ShahkAm	The king's wish
ShahrAm	king Ram
ShahrdAd	Gift of the city
ShahriAr/ShahryAr	The King
ShAhrokh	Face of the king
Shahruz/Shahrooz	A great river
ShahyAr	Friend of the king
ShApour	A character in Shahnameh
ShAyA	Worthy
ShAyAn	Worthy, deserving, meriting
Shervin/Sherveen	???
SiAmak	Black-haired man
SiAvosh/Siavash	A character in Shahnameh
SinA (A)	Sinai
Soheil (A)	Star
SohrAb	A character in Shahnameh (Rostam's son)
Soroush/Sorush	Messenger angel
TAher (A)	Pure, chaste, clean
Tahmouress	Name of a Persian king
TahmAseb	A character in Shahnameh
Teymour	???
TirdAd	???
Touraj/Tooraj	A character in Shahnameh
VafA (A)	Loyalty, faithfulness
VarshAsb	???
VishtAsb	???
Yaghoub (A)	Jacob
Yahya (A)	John
YAshAr	Persian-Azarbayjani origin meaning lives for ever
Youness (A)	Jonas
Yousef (A)	Joseph
ZakariA	Zachary
ZAl	A character in Shahnameh (Rostam's father)
ZAmyAd	???
Zand	???
Zartosht	Zoroaster
ZiA (A)	Light

Persian / Iranian / Farsi Girl Names
Notes:(A) in front of a name means the it has an Arabic origin

Afareen	Praise; also means to create
afsAneh	A fairy tale
afsar	Crown
afshAn	To sprinkle
afsoon	Charm, spell, bewitchment
aghigh (A)	Name of a stone
Ahou/Ahoo	Deer
akhtar	Star; also name of a flower
akram (A)	Honourable; great
AlAleh	A flower
AnAhitA	Goddess of water
anusheh/anoosheh	Happy, fortunate
ArA	Ornament, decoration
Arezoo	Wish
arghavAn	Redish Purple
armaghAn	Gift
ashraf (A)	Nobler or Noblest
AsA	Like, similar to
asal	Honey
Assieh	The name of Pharoah's wife who educated Moses
Atefeh (A)	Affection
atifeh (A)	???
AtoosA	Name of an Iranian princess
AvA	Voice,call
Avizeh	A pendant
AzAdeh	Free
Azin	Accessories (usually jewlery)
AzitA	Name of an Iranian princess
Azar	Fire, 9th month of the Iranian calendar
BahAr	Spring (season)
BahArak	Small Spring (season)
BahAreh	Someone who brings the spring (or a sprint flower)
BahAmin/BahAmeen	Spring
Banafsheh	A flower (Violet)
BAnou	Lady
BeetA/BitA	Unique
BehnAz	Best coquetry
Behrokh	Best face
BehbahA	Best price
Bolour	Crystal
Bousseh	Kiss
ChalipA	Cross
DaryA	Sea
DelArAm	Quiet-hearted
Delbar	Charming, Sweetheart, heart-ravisher
Delkash	Fascinating, attractive
DeenA/DinA	Dinah; also means judge
DonyA	World
Dorri	A sparkling star glittering like a gem
EhterAm (A)	Respect
ElAheh (A)	Goddess
ElhAm (A)	Inspiration, revelation
ElnAz	???
Fakhri (A)	Glory
Farah (A)	Joy, hapiness, cheerfulness
FarahnAz	Joy
Farangis	A female character in Shahnameh
FaribA	Charming, enticing
Farideh	Unique, precious
Farkhondeh	Happy, joyous
Farrin	Glorified
FarzAneh	Wise
FarAnak	A character in Shahnameh, Fereidoun's mother
FarnAz	Splendid coquetry, glorious coquetry
FAtemeh (A)	The name of Mohammad's daughter
Fereshteh	Angel
FilA	Lover
Firouzeh/Feerouzeh	Turquoise
FojAn/FozhAn	A loud voice or sound
Forough	Brightness
ForouzAn	Shining
Forouzandeh	Shining
GelAreh	Eyes
Ghamzeh	Coquetry
GhAssedak	A flower (Dandelion)
GhazAl	Gazelle
GhazAleh	Gazelle
Ghodsi	Holy, sacred, angel
Ghoncheh	Bud of the flower
Gisou/Geesou	Women's hair,ringlet,tress
GitA/GuitA	A kind of song
Giti/Guiti	World, universe
GolbahAr	Spring flower
Goli	Rose-colored, rosy
GolnAr	Flower of the Pomegranate tree
GolnAz	Cute like a flower
GolnessA	???
Golpari	???
Golshan	A flower garden
GordiA	A female character in Shahnameh
Habibeh (A)	Beloved
HAideh (A)	Repentent
HAleh (A)	Halo
Hamideh (A)	Praiseworthy
Hastee/Hasti	Existance
Hediyeh	Gift
HengAmeh	Uproar, wonder, marvel causing admiration
HodA (A)	???
HomA	Phoenix, A bird from fables (symbolizes good omen)
HomeirA (A)	???
Hormat (A)	Honour
Houri	Fairy
ImAn (A)	Faith
IrAn	Iran
IrAn-dokht	Daughter of Iran
Jannat (A)	Paradise
Jamileh (A)	Excellent talents
JavAneh	Sprout, young
KatAyoun	A female character in Shahnameh
KhandAn	Smiling
KhAtereh	Memory
Khorsheed	Sun
Khojassteh	Royal
KimiyA	Alchemy
KobrA (A)	Major
Kowkab/Kokab (A)	Star, celestial body
LAdan	A flower
LAleh	Tulip
LeylA/LailA/LeilA (A)	Nocturnal
Leily/Layly/Laily	Nocturnal, one who does anything by night
LidA	???
LilA	The lilac tree
Lily/Lili	A flower
Mahasti	The moon's being
MAhdokht	Daughter of the moon
MahlaghA/MahleghA (A)	Face of the moon
Maheen/Mahin	Greatest
MAhrokh	Whose face is like the moon, beautiful
MahkAmeh	???
MahnAz	The moon's glory
Mahnoosh	???
Mahsheed	Moon, moonlight
MahsA	Like the moon
MahtA	Moon-like
MahtAb	Moonlight
Mahvash	Moon-like; a beauty
Malakeh	Queen
Maliheh (A)	Beautiful
MAnA	Alike, similar; also name of a God
MandAna	Name of a princess
MAnee/MAni	A painter who later claimed to be a prophet
Manizheh	A legendary female character in Shahnameh
MarjAn	Coral
MarjAneh	Coral
Marmar	Marble
Maryam/Mariam	A flower (Tuberose)
Marzieh (A)	Satisfactory, agreeable
Masoumeh (A)	Sinless, Innocent
MastAneh	Drunken (More like joyful)
Mastoureh (A)	Veiled, chaste
MehrAngiz	To cause affection
MehrnAz	The sun's glory
Mehrnoosh	???
Mehry	Sun; also Affectionate, kind
MeshiA	Butter made of sheep's milk
MinA	Enamel,blue glass(lapis lazuli)
Minoo	Paradise, heaven
MitrA	Name of a God/Goddess
MozhgAn	Eyelashes
Mozhdeh	Good news
MonA	Name of a God
Moneer/Monir (A)	Shining
Moneereh/Monireh (A)	Shining
MorvAreed	Pearl
NAdereh (A)	Rare
Naghmeh	Melody, song, tune
NahAl	A young plant
NAheed/NAhid	A star, the planet Venus
Nargess	A flower (Narcissus )
Naseem/Nasim (A)	Breeze
NastarAn	A flower much like a wild rose
Nasreen/Nasrin	A flower (a wild rose)
NavA	Tune
Nayyer	Radiant
NAzAfarin	Producing delight
NAzanin	Sweetheart
NAzgol	Cute flower
NAzhin	Name of a tree
NAzy	Cute
NAzillA	Cute
Negeen/Negin	The precious stone on a ring or other Jewlery
NegAr	Sweetheart
NegAh	Look
NedA	Voice,call
NeshAt (A)	Joy
Niloufar	A flower (Water Lily)
Niki	Goodness
Nikoo/Nikou	Good, Beautiful
NiyooshA	A listener
Noor/Nour	Light
Noushin	Sweet
NoushAfarin	Creator of joy
Oldooz	A Persian-Azerbaijani name meaning star
Omeed/Omid	Hope
Oranous	One of the 9 solar plannets
Orkideh	Orchid
Padideh	A phenomenon
Parand	Silk
Parastoo	A bird (Swallow)
Paree/Pari	Fairy
Pareechehr	Having a face like a fairy (beautiful)
Pareerou	Having a face like a fairy (beautiful)
PareesA/ParisA	Like a fairy
Pareevash	Fairy-faced
PareeyA
Parto	Ray of light
ParvAneh	Butterfly
Parvin	Name of a constellation
PegAh	Dawn
PeymAneh	Wine cup
Peyvand	A joint, a connection
Pouneh/Pooneh	A flower
Poupak	A kind of bird
PourAn	A successor
PourAn-dokht	A female character in Shahnameh
Pouri	A successor
RahA	Free
RanA (A)	Elegant, of elegant stature
RAmesh	Rest; cheerfulness
RasA	Expressive
RavAn	Soul, spirit
RimA/ReemA	???
ReyhAneh/RayhAneh (A)	A flower
RobAbeh (A)	Name of an instrument
Roshanak	Small light
RoudAbeh	A character in ShahnAmeh (Rostam's mother)
RoxAnA/RoksAnA	light (in farsi roshanAi) Name of a Iranian princess the reason Alexander The Great destroyed persepolis (so they say!)
RoyA (A)	Dream, vision
SabA (A)	Zephyr; a gentle breeze
Sadaf (A)	Sea Shell
Saeedeh (A)	Happy, prosperous,lucky
Sahar (A)	Dawn
SahbA	Wine
SAghar	Wine cup
SalmA (A)	Sweetheart
SAlomeh	Salomeh
Saman	Jasmin
SamilA	???
Samin/Sameen (A)	Precious, expensive
SamirA	???
Samireh (A)	Evening entertainments
Sanam (A)	Idol
SAnAz	A flower
SArA (A)	Sarah; also pure, excellent
	(applied to gold, ambergris, musk)
SarvenAz	Name of a tall, slender tree; also a beautiful woman
SAyeh	Shade, Shadow
SeemA/SimA	Face
SeetA/SitA	???
Sepeedeh/Sepideh	Dawn (the first appearance of light in the morning)
SetAreh	Star
ShAdAn	Happy, joyful
ShAdee/ShAdi	Happiness
Shabnam	Dew
ShaghAyegh (A)	A flower (Poppy)
Shahin/Shaheen	Royal
ShahlA	A dark-eyed woman
ShAhzAdeh	Princess
ShahnAz	The king's loved/favorite one
ShahrbAnou	Lady of the town (good)
ShahrnAz	The town's loved/favorite one
ShahrzAd	City-born
Shalizeh	???
Shams	Sun
SharAreh	Single spark
Sheefteh	Enamoured, fascinated, charmed, captivated
Shervin	???
SheydA	Lovesick
SheevA/ShivA	Charming
Shideh/Sheedeh	Bright, luminous; the sun
ShimA	???
Shirin/Shireen	Sweet; pleasant, gentle; delicate
Shirin-bAnoo	Sweet lady
Sholeh	Flame
Shohreh (A)	Famous
Shokoufeh	Blossom
Shokouh	Splendour; magnificence
ShoukA	A kind of deer
Simin	Silvery, made of silver
Sogand	Oath, Pledge
SoheilA (A)	Star
SorayA	Name of a constellation
SoudAbeh	A legendary female character in Shahnameh
SoulmAz	A Persian-Azerbaijani name meaning never wilts
Souri/Suri	Red Rose
Sussan/Soussan	A flower, Lily of the valley
SouzAn	Burning, flaming
TAhereh (A)	Pure, chaste, clean
Tahmineh	A female character in Shahnameh,Rostam's wife
TalA	Gold
TalAyeh (A)	Golden ray of sun; also advance-guard
TannAz (A)	Coquettish
TArA	Star
TarAneh	Song
TarsA	A worshipper of fire; also a Christian
Tayyebeh (A)	Good deed
TeenA/TinA	Clay
ToubA/ToobA (A)	Name of a tree in paradise; also excellent, best
ToucA	Name of a bird (Toucan)
TourAn	Name of a place in Shahnameh
VandA	Wish, desire
Vida/Veeda	Found, evident; also little, few
YaldA	Name of the longest night of the year
YAsaman	Jasmin
YAss	A flower, Jasmin
YegAneh	Unique, single
YektA	Unique, single
ZahrA (A)	Boldness
Zari	Brocaded Silk
Zarrin	Golden
Zarrin-dokht	Golden girl
ZeebA/ZibA	Beautiful
zhAleh/JAleh	Dew
Zhila/JillA	???
Zohreh	The planet Venus
ZoyA	???