297 names

Persian Names for Muslim Boys & Girls

Persian (Farsi) names came to South Asia with the Mughals and Persian poetry, and remain very popular in Pakistan and India.

Boy names

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NameMeaningScript
AfrozIlluminating, radiantافروز AfsarCrown; officerافسر AftabSun, sunshineآفتاب AkhtarStar; good fortuneاختر AlamdarStandard-bearerعلمدار AlamgirWorld conquerorعالمگیر AlamzebOrnament of the worldعالم زیب Allah BakhshGift of Allahاللہ بخش AllahyarFriend of Allahاللہ یار AlmasDiamondالماس AnjumStarsانجم ArashBright; a legendary archerآرش ArbazFalcon; eagle (as commonly used)ارباز ArmaghanGift, souvenirارمغان ArmanWish, hope, idealارمان AryaNobleآریا AsfandyarGiven by the sacred; a Persian heroاسفندیار AurangzebOrnament of the throneاورنگزیب AzadFreeآزاد AzarFireآذر BabakLittle father; a Persian heroبابک BadshahKing, emperorبادشاہ BahadurBrave, courageousبہادر BahramVictorious; name of a Persian kingبہرام BakhshishGift, forgivenessبخشش BakhtLuck, fortuneبخت BakhtiarFortunate, luckyبختیار BehzadOf noble birth; the best-bornبہزاد ChamanGarden, flower bedچمن ChiraghLampچراغ DabirSecretary, scribe; teacherدبیر DanishKnowledge, wisdomدانش DaraPossessor; kingدارا DarabHolder of good; name of a Persian kingداراب DariushHolder of good; Dariusداریوش DaryaSea, oceanدریا DawarJudge; rulerداور DilawarBrave, bold, courageousدلاور DilbarBeloved, charmingدلبر DildarBeloved; kind-heartedدلدار DilshadHappy-hearted, joyfulدلشاد DostFriendدوست FairuzTurquoise; victoriousفیروز FarazHeight, elevation, eminenceفراز FardeenGloriousفردین FarhadHappiness; hero of a Persian love storyفرہاد FarhangCulture, wisdomفرہنگ FarmanCommand, orderفرمان FarzanWise, learnedفرزان FarzandSon, childفرزند FatehyabVictoriousفتحیاب GauharJewel, pearlگوہر GhazanfarLionغضنفر GoharJewel, gem, pearlگوہر GulRose, flowerگل Gul MuhammadFlower of Muhammadگل محمد GulabRoseگلاب GulfamRosy-complexioned, handsomeگلفام GulshanRose garden, flower gardenگلشن GulzarGarden, rose gardenگلزار HamdardSympathetic, compassionateہمدرد Haq NawazCherished by the Truthحق نواز HumayunFortunate, blessed, royalہمایوں JahanWorldجہاں JahangirConqueror of the worldجہانگیر JahanzebAdornment of the worldجہانزیب JamshaidShining kingجمشید JamshedShining Jam; a legendary Persian kingجمشید JanLife, soul; belovedجان JananBeloved, sweetheartجاناں JauharJewel; essenceجوہر JavedEternal, everlastingجاوید KamranSuccessful, fortunateکامران KamyabSuccessfulکامیاب KamyarSuccessful friendکامیار KashanPalace; a city in Iranکاشان KavehRoyal; a Persian heroکاوہ KawishEffort, strivingکاوش KhawajaMaster, lordخواجہ KhawarEast; the sunخاور KhayalThought, imaginationخیال KhurramCheerful, joyful, bloomingخرم KhurshidSunخورشید KhushalHappy, prosperousخوشحال KouroshSun; Cyrus the Greatکورش LalRubyلعل MehranKind, loving; the Indus river in Sindhمہران MehrdadGift of the sunمہرداد MehtabMoonlightمہتاب MianMaster, sirمیاں MirChief, leaderمیر MirzaPrince, noblemanمرزا NaurozNew day; Persian new yearنوروز NaushadHappy, joyfulنوشاد NaveedGood news, glad tidingsنوید NavidGood newsنوید NawazKind, caressing, generousنواز NayabRare, preciousنایاب NiazOffering; need, desireنیاز OmidHopeامید ParsaPious, devoutپارسا ParvezVictorious, fortunateپرویز ParwazFlightپرواز PayamMessageپیام PeerSpiritual master, saintپیر PouyaSeeker; dynamicپویا RahbarGuide, leaderرہبر RakhshanShining, brightرخشاں RaminJoyful; a hero of Persian romanceرامین RoshanBright, shiningروشن RustamBrave hero of the Shahnamehرستم SalarCommander, leaderسالار SarfarazHead held high; honoured, exaltedسرفراز SarmadEternal, everlastingسرمد SarwarLeader, chiefسرور ShadabFresh, green, flourishingشاداب ShahKingشاہ Shah JahanKing of the worldشاہ جہاں ShahanKingly, royalشاہان ShahbazRoyal falconشہباز ShaheenRoyal falconشاہین ShahmirKing and chiefشاہمیر ShahramPeace of the kingشہرام ShahrukhRoyal face; face of a kingشاہ رخ ShahzadPrince, son of a kingشہزاد ShahzaibRoyal ornamentشاہزیب ShayanWorthy, deservingشایان ShehryarKing, sovereignشہریار ShehzadPrinceشہزاد SherLionشیر Sher ShahLion kingشیر شاہ SherazLion-likeشیراز SherdilLion-heartedشیردل ShirazA city of poets in Iranشیراز SiavashOwner of black horses; a heroسیاوش SikandarAlexander; defenderسکندر SinaSinai; name of Avicennaسینا SoroushMessenger angelسروش TabishHeat, radiance, brillianceتابش TajCrownتاج UrfiOf good reputeعرفی Yar MuhammadFriend of Muhammadیار محمد YawarHelper, friendیاور YazdanGod (Persian)یزدان ZawarVisitor, pilgrimزوار ZebBeauty, ornamentزیب ZeeshanDignified, of high rankذیشان

Girl names

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NameMeaningScript
AabishBeautiful; brightآبش AabrooHonour, dignityآبرو AfreenPraise, well done; blessedآفرین AfrozaRadiant, shiningافروزہ AfsanaStory, taleافسانہ AfshanScattering light; sprinkled with goldافشاں AfsheenStars; brightافشین AkhtarStar; good fortuneاختر AlizehMost beautiful; one of high statusعلیزے AlmasDiamondالماس AmbreenFragrant like ambergrisعنبرین AnjumStarsانجم AnjumanGathering, assemblyانجمن AnooshaEternally happy; sweetانوشہ AryaNobleآریا ArzooWish, desireآرزو AzadehFree, nobleآزادہ AzarFireآذر AzeenAdorned, beautifulآذین BaharSpring seasonبہار BakhtawarFortunate, lucky, prosperousبختاور BanoLady, princessبانو BenazirMatchless, unique, incomparableبے نظیر BenishInsight, visionبینش BibiLady, respected womanبی بی BinaInsightful, wiseبینا ChamanGarden, flower bedچمن DarakhshanShining, brilliantدرخشاں DaryaSea, oceanدریا DeebaSilk; fine brocadeدیبا DilaraAdorner of the heart; belovedدلآرا DilawaizCharming, appealingدلآویز DilnawazOne who soothes the heartدلنواز DilrubaHeart-stealer, belovedدلربا DilshadHappy-hearted, joyfulدلشاد Dur e NajafPearl of Najafدرِ نجف Dur e NayabRare pearlدرِ نایاب Dur e ShahwarRoyal pearlدرِ شہوار DurdanaA single pearlدُردانہ DurreenPearl-like, preciousدرین FareenaBeautiful, gloriousفرینہ Farhat JahanJoy of the worldفرحت جہاں FarheenHappy, joyfulفرحین FarishtaAngelفرشتہ FarnazGraceful, elegantفرناز FaryalOf angelic beautyفریال FarzanaWise, intelligent, learnedفرزانہ FarzeenQueen (in chess); wiseفرزین GauharJewel, pearlگوہر GoharJewel, gem, pearlگوہر GulRose, flowerگل Gul e RanaBeautiful roseگلِ رعنا GulabRoseگلاب GulafshanScattering flowersگل افشاں GulbadanDelicate as a roseگلبدن GulbaharSpring flowerگل بہار GulnarPomegranate blossomگلنار GulnazDelicate as a flowerگلناز GulnoorFlower of lightگل نور GulrangRose-colouredگلرنگ GulrukhRose-cheeked; face like a flowerگل رخ GulshanRose garden, flower gardenگلشن Gulshan AraAdorner of the gardenگلشن آرا GulzarGarden, rose gardenگلزار HumaMythical bird of good fortuneہما Husn AraAdorner of beautyحسن آرا JahanWorldجہاں JahanaraAdorner of the worldجہاں آرا JanLife, soul; belovedجان JananBeloved, sweetheartجاناں JasminJasmine flowerیاسمین KaneezMaidservant (of God)کنیز KashmalaFlower budکشمالہ KhurshidSunخورشید KhushbuFragranceخوشبو KianaQueen; natureکیانا KishwarCountry, realmکشور LalRubyلعل Mah e JabeenMoon-like foreheadماہ جبین Mah e LaqaMoon-facedماہ لقا Mah e NazPride of the moonماہ ناز MahamGreat moon; moonlightماہم MaheenMoon-like; delicate, fineماہین MahgulMoon flowerماہ گل MahjabeenOne whose forehead shines like the moonمہ جبین MahnoorMoonlight, light of the moonماہ نور MahparaPiece of the moonماہ پارہ MahrangColour of the moonماہ رنگ MahroshBright as the moonماہ روش MahrukhMoon-faced, beautiful as the moonماہ رخ MahsaLike the moonمہسا MeenaBlue gemstone; enamelمینا MeerabPrincess; queenمیرب MeherLove, kindness; the sunمہر MehnazPride of the moonمہناز MehrangezOne who inspires loveمہرانگیز MehreenLoving, kind; like the sunمہرین MehrunnisaSun among womenمہرالنساء MehtabMoonlightمہتاب MehwishLike the moon, moon-likeمہوش MitraFriend; sun (ancient)میترا MushkbarScented with muskمشکبار NageenGemstone set in a ringنگین NahidVenus; pureناہید NargisNarcissus flowerنرگس NasreenWild roseنسرین NaveedaGood newsنویدہ NayabRare, preciousنایاب NazishPride, graceنازش NazneenDelicate, beloved, gracefulنازنین NighatFragrance; lookنگہت NilofarWater lily, lotusنیلوفر Noor JahanLight of the worldنور جہاں NosheenSweet, pleasantنوشین Nusrat JahanHelp of the worldنصرت جہاں PakeezaPure, chasteپاکیزہ PariFairy, angelپری ParisaLike a fairyپریسا ParizadBorn of a fairyپریزاد ParvanehButterflyپروانہ ParveenThe Pleiades star clusterپروین PashminaFine wool; softپشمینہ RakhshanShining, brightرخشاں RakhshandaShining, radiantرخشندہ RameenHappy, joyfulرامین RobinaRuby-likeروبینہ RomanaPomegranate; beautifulرومانہ RoshanBright, shiningروشن RoxanaDawn; little starروشنک RozinaDaily bread; sustenanceروزینہ RubinaRubyروبینہ Rukh e ZebaBeautiful faceرخِ زیبا RukhsanaBrilliant, bright-facedرخسانہ RukhsarCheek; faceرخسار SadafSeashell; pearl oysterصدف SameenPrecious, valuableثمین SanamBelovedصنم SanobarPine treeصنوبر SeemaFace; foreheadسیما SeemabMercury (quicksilver); restlessسیماب SehrishMagical, enchantingسحرش SetarehStarستارہ ShabanaOf the nightشبانہ ShabnamDew dropsشبنم ShaguftaBlooming, blossoming, cheerfulشگفتہ ShahanaRoyal, princelyشاہانہ ShaheenRoyal falconشاہین ShaheenaRoyal falconشاہینہ ShahnazPride of the kingشہناز ShaistaWell-mannered, polite, worthyشائستہ ShaziaRare, precious; fragrantشازیہ ShehlaDark grey-eyed beautyشہلا ShehrbanoQueen of the cityشہربانو ShireenSweet, pleasantشیریں SitaraStarستارہ Sitara e SaharMorning starستارۂ سحر SorayaPleiadesثریا SumbulHyacinth flower; spikenardسنبل TabindaShining, radiantتابندہ TahminaStrong, brave; valiantتہمینہ TaranehMelody, songترانہ TehminaStrong, braveتہمینہ YasamanJasmineیاسمن YasminJasmine flowerیاسمین Zaib un NisaOrnament of womenزیب النساء ZareenGoldenزرین ZarinaGoldenزرینہ ZarmeenaGolden; preciousزرمینہ ZarnishGolden; gold-likeزرنش ZartajGolden crownزرتاج ZartashaGold-cut; carved in goldزرتاشہ ZebBeauty, ornamentزیب Zeb un NisaBeauty of womenزیب النساء Zohra JabeenVenus-browedزہرہ جبین ZoyaAlive, lively; one who seeksزویا