By origin
Names of Persian origin
183 names
183 names whose origin traces to Persian. The language a name comes from says nothing about who uses it.
- Names
- 183
- Boy
- 112
- Girl
- 57
- Categories
- 2
Top meaning themes
- Royalty 37
- Light 27
- Leadership 18
- Beauty 17
- Flowers 14
- Nature 13
- Faith 12
- Prosperity 9
By category
- Malay Names 135 · 74%
- Indian Names 48 · 26%
Names
- Sai♂♀Lord
- Roshan♂Light, bright
- Zarina♀Golden
- Shah♂King
- Johari♂Relating to jewels
- Radzi♂From Ray
- Reza♂Contentment, acceptance
- Danish♂♀Knowledge
- Fairuz♂♀Turquoise
- Yasmin♀Jasmine
- Rosnah♀Bright
- Bakhtiar♂Lucky
- Jan♂Life, soul
- Arman♂Hope
- Darwisy♂Dervish, a member of a Sufi order
- Riza♂♀Contentment, satisfaction
- Rosni♀Light, brightness
- Rostam♂Strong as a river
- Akhtar♂♀Star
- Begum♀Noblewoman, lady of rank
- Jasmin♀Jasmine flower
- Shareen♀Sweet
- Zarin♀Golden
- Annahita♀Immaculate, undefiled
- Ashman♂Sky
- Avaa♀Voice
- Azad♂Free
- Darius♂Possessing goodness
- Darman♂Remedy
- Fairus♂Turquoise
- Firman♂Command
- Firuz♀Turquoise
- Gul♂Flower
- Gulzar♀Rose garden
- Hanum♀Lady
- Jawhar♂Jewel
- Jihan♀World
- Kamran♂Successful, prosperous, fortunate
- Naz♀Pride
- Parvin♀The Pleiades
- Roshana♀Bright, luminous
- Sarfraz♂Proud, triumphant
- Sarwar♂Master
- Shahmir♂King
- Shahyar♂King
- Sharkar♂Chief
- Shimin♀Silvery
- Sina♂From the Persian name for Mount Sinai
- Taj♂Crown
- Ahmad Bakhtiar♂Most praiseworthy · lucky, fortunate
- Ahmad Fairuz♂Most praiseworthy · turquoise
- Ahmad Shah♂Most praiseworthy · king
- Ahmad Tirmizie♂Most praiseworthy · relating to Termez
- Muhammad Bakhtiar♂Praised · commendable · lucky · fortunate
- Muhammad Danish♂Praised · commendable · knowledge
- Muhammad Fairuz♂Praised · commendable · turquoise
- Muhammad Jan♂Praised · commendable · life · soul
- Muhammad Jawhar♂Praised · commendable · jewel · essence
- Muhammad Johari♂Praised · relating to jewels · essence
- Muhammad Mardani♂Praised · commendable · manly · brave
- Muhammad Radzi♂Praised · from Ray
- Muhammad Shah♂Praised · king
- Muhammad Shahmir♂Praised · king · commander
- Muhammad Sharkar♂Praised · chief, superintendent
- Ghaffari♂Relating to Ghaffar, the oft-forgiving
- Noureddin♂Light of the faith
- Abid♂Worshipper
- Abidinsyah♂Worshippers
- Adriansyah♂From Hadria
- Aftab♂The sun
- Ahmad Johari♂Most praiseworthy · relating to jewels · essence
- Ahmad Radzi♂Most praiseworthy · from Ray
- Alamgir♂Conqueror of the world
- Alamsah♂King of the world
- Aliansyah♂Exalted king
- Armansyah♂Ideal or hope
- Asmani♀Celestial
- Aurangzeb♂Ornament of the throne
- Baba♂Father
- Bakhshish♂Boon
- Bakhtiyar♂Lucky
- Bustan♀Garden, orchard
- Can♂♀Soul, life
- Dana♂♀Wise
- Darmansyah♂Dharma (duty, cosmic law) and shah (king)
- Diansyah♂Dian (candle) and shah (king)
- Diba♀Brocade
- Ebrahim♂Father of many (form of Ibrahim)
- Erwinsyah♂Army friend
- Fahlevi♂Relating to Parthia (Pahlavi)
- Fairuzi♂Relating to turquoise
- Farabi♂From Farab
- Farda♂Tomorrow
- Fardeen♂Radiant
- Farzana♀Wise
- Feroz♂Victorious, triumphant
- Feroze♂Victorious, triumphant
- Firdausi♀Relating to firdaus (paradise)
- Firdaws♂♀Paradise, garden
- Firmansyah♂A king's command
- Firoz♂Victorious
- Gulshan♂Flower garden
- Hasti♀Existence
- Hendriansyah♂Home ruler
- Hermansyah♂Army man
- Humayun♂Blessed, fortunate
- Ilhamsyah♂Inspiration
- Imansyah♂Faith
- Irfansyah♂Knowledge
- Irhamsyah♂Have mercy
- Irvansyah♂Knowledge
- Isfandiyar♂Given by the Amesha Spenta
- Jamshed♂Shining Jam
- Javed♂Eternal
- Jawahar♂Jewels
- Jehangir♂World conqueror
- Johansyah♂Johan (form of John, 'Yahweh is gracious') + syah (king)
- Karishma♀Wonder
- Khatun♀Lady
- Khurshid♂Sun
About this list
This list gathers names whose origin traces to Persian: an Indo-Iranian language spoken mainly in Iran. Among the most common in our data: Zarina, Sai, Roshan. The origin describes the word behind a name, not the person who bears it; the same names are used across communities, and a name may reach Malaysia through another language. Only names whose meaning and origin are backed by a source are listed here. See all origins, and the guide to name spellings for why spellings differ.
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Frequently asked questions
Are Persian names used by only one community?
No. The origin does not show anyone’s ethnicity, religion or background. We describe the name and the word behind it, nothing more.
Why do spellings here differ from the original?
Names are written in the Latin alphabet with no single official system, and sounds in the source language do not always match it one to one. Common spellings have their own page, and others are noted on it.