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
147NameMeaningScript
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
175NameMeaningScript
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