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27 Iranian Girl Names with Meanings

Every Iranian girl name below comes with its meaning or origin — and 18 of the 27 names include the native spelling, drawn from Wikipedia. Jump to a letter, or play the duel game: choose between two names at a time until your personal top 10 remains.

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Iranian girl names starting with B

• BanuبانوBanu (Persian: بانو, romanized: bânu), alternatively spelled Bano, is a Persian name for girls popular in Iran and other Persian-speaking countries. It is also used in Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, India and Sri Lanka.

Iranian girl names starting with D

• DilaraدلDilara or Delara can be a given name or surname in several languages. Delara (Persian: دل‌آرا-دلارا) is a Persian female first name popular in Iran and other Persian speaking countries such as Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

Iranian girl names starting with F

• FatimaفاطمةFatima (Arabic: فَاطِمَة, Fāṭimah), also spelled Fatimah, is a female given name of Arabic origin used throughout the Muslim world. Several relatives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad had the name, including, most famously, his daughter Fatimah bint Muhammad.

Iranian girl names starting with G

• GalinگلینGalin (Cyrillic: Галин; Persian: گلین) is a Bulgarian masculine and a Persian feminine given name.
• GurandukhtGurandukht (Georgian: გურანდუხტი), also Guarandukht (გუარანდუხტი), is a feminine given name in Georgia, ultimately derived from the Iranian Bahramdukht. It was particularly popular among the medieval Georgian nobility.

Iranian girl names starting with H

• HalehHaleh is a Persian feminine given name. It is the Persian form of Hala, an Arabic word that refers to the halo around the moon.

Iranian girl names starting with J

• Jahan Araجهان آراJahan Ara (Persian: جهان آرا) or (Urdu: جہاں آرا) is a feminine given name of Persian origin. Notable people with the name include:
• JaleژالهJale (also spelled Jaleh, or Zhaleh, Persian: ژاله) is a common given name and surname of Persian origin, used in Iran and Turkey, meaning hail stone. The name Jale can also translate to "dew" or "dewdrop".
• JamilehجمیلهJamileh (Persian: جمیله) is a female given name. It means "beautiful".

Iranian girl names starting with K

• KhaterehKhatereh (also Khatira) is a Persian feminine given name meaning "memory" or "remembrance". Notable people with the name include:

Iranian girl names starting with L

• LeilaليلىLeila (Arabic: لَيْلَى, Hebrew: לילה, Syriac: ܠܹܠܝܵܐ), also spelt Layla, is a feminine given name of Arabic origin.

Iranian girl names starting with M

• MahnazMahnaz is a feminine given name of Persian origin. Notable people with the name include:
• MahsaمهساMahsa or Mahsā (Persian: مهسا, lit. 'moon-like', pronounced [mæhˈsɒː]) is a feminine given name of Persian origin.
• MarjanمرجانMarjan is a Dutch, Polish, and Iranian version of the feminine given name Marianne. The Iranian feminine given name also means "coral" (wikt:مرجان).
• MasoumehمعصومهMasoumeh (Persian: معصومه) is a feminine given name with Perso-Arabic origins. The name is a Persian spelling of the Arabic word Masuma, which translates to "innocent".
• MinaMina is a given name with a variety of origins.

Iranian girl names starting with N

• Nur ul-Hudaنور الهدیNur ul-Huda (Arabic: نور الهدی; transliterations vary) is an Arabic phrase meaning light of the guidance. It may refer to

Iranian girl names starting with S

• SabaSaba or Sabaa is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
• SalmaSalma is an Arabic feminine name that means "peace.” It comes from the Arabic word Salam.
• SamiraسميرةSamira (also spelled Samirah, Sameera, Sameerah and Semira; Sanskrit: समीर, romanized: samīra Arabic: سميرة Persian: سميرا pronounced [saˈmiːra]) is a Sanskrit, Arabic, or Persian given name.
• ShahlaشهلاءShahla (Arabic: شَهْلَاء [ALA-LC: Shahlāʼ]; Azerbaijani: Şəhla; Bengali: শাহলা; Indonesian: Syahla; Persian: شَهلا; Tajik: Шаҳло; Urdu: شَہلا; Uzbek: Shahlo) is a feminine given name used throughout the Muslim world.
• ShanzayشانزےShanzay (also spelled Shanzae, "Shanzeh",Persian شانزے) is a feminine name meaning "princess" or "royalty".
• SherineشيرينSherine (Persian: شيرين, lit. 'Sweet'), Sherene, or Shereen, is a female given name, of Persian language origins.
• SolmazSolmaz is a feminine given name and a Turkish surname. Notable people with the name include:
• SomayehسمیهSomayeh (Arabic : سمیه) is the Persian pronunciation of the Arabic feminine given name Sumaya.
• SoudabehSoudabeh or Sudabeh is an Iranian feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Iranian girl names starting with U

• UzmaعظمیUzma (عظمیٰ) is a female name of Arabic origin meaning "lofty" or "supreme". The name is commonly used in mostly Pakistan, Iran and among Muslims of India.

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