118 Persian Girl Names with Meanings

Every Persian girl name below comes with its meaning or origin — and 74 of the 118 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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Persian girl names starting with A

AfraعفراءAfra is a feminine given name of Turkish origin. It means the 13th of the month and untrodden ground.
AfreenآفرینAfreen آفرین is a female name, usually given, meaning "Most beautiful", "Enlightenment", and Houri of heaven. Its origins lie in the Middle East.
AfsanaافسانهAfsana, Afsane, or Afsaneh (Persian: افسانه, romanized: Afsāna, lit. 'tale, fable') is a feminine given name of Persian origin.
AmiAmi is a given name of Hebrew, Persian, Indian, Japanese, and other origins.
AmiraأميرةAmira (أميرة ʾamīrah) is a feminine name meaning princess, commander, or ruler. It is the female version of the masculine name Amir.
AnahitaآناهیتاAnahita (Persian: آناهیتا) is a feminine given name named after the ancient Iranian goddess Anahita, associated with fertility, healing and wisdom. The name has increased in usage in recent years along with other mythological names.
AnoushkaانوشکاThe names Anoushka, Anouska, Anuschka, Anushka and Annushka are diminutive forms of the female given name Anna, derived from the Russian diminutive Аннушка. Anoushka (انوشکا) also means "grace" or "a favour" or "a flower" in Persian.
ArianaAriana is a Latin feminine given name. Arianna and Ariane are the two most common variations.
ArmitaArmita is a female Persian given name. Armita is derived from the Avestan name Ārmaiti, which refers to "holy devotion" or "divine creativity." The name has found popularity among Persian-speaking communities and within Zoroastrianism.
AtefehعاطفهAtefeh (Persian: عاطفه, lit. 'feelings, affection, kind-hearted'), is a feminine given name of Persian origin.
AzadehآزادهAzadeh (Persian: آزاده) is a Persian female given name meaning free, free-minded also means someone noble, Persian. People named Azadeh include:
AzitaآزیتاAzita (Persian: آزیتا) is a Persian feminine given name meaning “free-woman” and "Goddess of Fire" popular in Iran.

Persian girl names starting with B

BadrBadr is an Arabic origin name which is used as a masculine given name and a surname. In other regions such as in Iran it is also used as a feminine given name.
BaharبهارBahar (Persian: بهار, lit. 'spring') in Persian appears as a feminine given name in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkey.
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.
BaranبارانBaran (باران, pronounced /bɒːɾɒːn/) is a feminine given name, meaning "rain" in all Iranian languages. It is also a surname used in Turkish, Kurdish, and Slavic.
BitaبیتاBita (بیتا) is both a surname and a female given name. Bita in Persian means "unique" or "exclusive." It is derived from the Old Persian word "bita," signifying "only" or "sole."

Persian girl names starting with D

DariaDaria or Darya is a feminine version of the Greek name Darius. The name is derived from the Persian royal name Darayavahush, which comes from a combination of the Old Persian words daraya(miy), meaning "possess" or "maintain" and vahu, meaning "well, good."…
DarinaDarina or Daryna (Ukrainian) is a South Slavic feminine given name. It is common in Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian,Tatarian cultures and comes from the root Slavic element "dar" which means gift.
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.
DonyaدنیاDonya is a feminine given name, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. In Persian "Donya" (دنیا) means "world" or "earth." In Persian literature, Donya is mentioned in the works of famous poets like Rumi and Hafez.

Persian girl names starting with F

FarahFarah is an Arabic- and Persian-language feminine given name meaning "joy" in the former and "glory" in the latter.
FarahnazفرحنازFarahnaz (Persian: فرحناز, from Arabic فرح (faraḥ) meaning joy, gladness and Persian ناز (nâz) meaning cute) is a Persian given name for girls common in Iran, South Asia, and Central Asia. People with this name include:
FaribaفریباFariba or Fareba (Persian: فریبا) is a Persian name and it means alluring, charming, attractive. It is popular in Iran and Afghanistan.
FarnazفرنازFarnaz (Persian: فرناز, lit. 'splendid beauty, glorious beauty') is a Persian feminine given name.
FaryalفریالFaryal (Persian: فریال Faryâl; Arabic: فَرْيَال Faryāl; Azerbaijani: Fəryal; Tajik: Фарёл, romanized: Faryol; Ottoman Turkish: فَرْیال; Turkish: Feryal; Urdu: فریال Faryāl; Uzbek: Faryol; also anglicized as Farial, Ferial or Fariyal) is a feminine given name…
FarzanehفرزانهFarzaneh (Persian: فرزانه, Farzāneh, meaning wise, intelligent, or highly knowledgeable), also transliterated as Farzana, Farzona or Farzane, is a Persian given name for girls common in Iran, South Asia, and Central Asia. The masculine equivalent is Farzan.
FereshtehفرشتهFereshteh or Ferishteh or Freshteh or Freshte (Persian: فرشته fereshteh/fereshtah) is a feminine given name of Persian origin meaning angel, one of the most popular names in the Persian-speaking world.

Persian girl names starting with G

GolnarگلنارGolnar (Persian: گلنار, lit. 'pomegranate flower') is a feminine given name of Persian origin.

Persian 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.
HengamehهنگامهHengameh (in Persian هنگامه) is a Persian given name for females. It may refer to:
HodaHoda is a given name (alternate spellings include Houda and Huda) of Arabic origin. Notable people with that name include:
HomaHoma may refer to:
HumaHuma or HUMA may refer to:

Persian 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:
JamilehجمیلهJamileh (Persian: جمیله) is a female given name. It means "beautiful".

Persian girl names starting with K

KaneezKaneez may refer to:
KanizKaniz was a term that referred to a female slave or slave concubine in Safavid Iran. Kaniz may also refer to:
KhaterehKhatereh (also Khatira) is a Persian feminine given name meaning "memory" or "remembrance". Notable people with the name include:
KhorshidخورشیدKhorshīd or Khorshēd (Persian: خورشید [xoɾˈʃid], meaning the Sun or the "Radiant Sun"), also spelled as Khurshed and Khurshid, is a Persian given name.
KimiaKimia is an Ancient Greek word and a feminine given name in Persian language. It means elixir of life, alchemy, or the philosopher’s stone.
KiraKira is a mostly feminine name of multiple origins and meanings; in Japan, Kira is a unisex given name.

Persian girl names starting with L

LaleLale or Laleh may refer to:

Persian girl names starting with M

MahboubehMahboubeh is a feminine given name. People with the name include: Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh (born 1958), Iranian women's rights activist, researcher and film-maker Mahboubeh Honarian (born 1962), Iranian-Canadian documentary filmmaker Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi…
MahnazMahnaz is a feminine given name of Persian origin. Notable people with the name include:
MahnooshماهنوشMahnoosh or Mahnoush (Persian: ماهنوش or Persian: مهنوش) is a female first name. It is mostly used in Iran and other Persian-speaking areas in the world, meaning a "beautiful girl." Mahnoosh also means someone seeking for moon (beauty).
MahsaمهساMahsa or Mahsā (Persian: مهسا, lit. 'moon-like', pronounced [mæhˈsɒː]) is a feminine given name of Persian origin.
MahshidمهشیدMahshid (Persian: مهشید, mahshīd or mahsheed, from mah [moon] + shīd [sun]; "moon & sun") is a Persian given name for females. Mahshid also translates moon and sun ("mah" + "(khor)shid").
MahtabمهتابMahtāb (Persian: مهتاب, "moonlight", "the fullmoon", splendor of the "moon") is a given name derived from Persian. Notable people with the name include:
MandanaمانداناMandana is both a Sanskrit (मण्डन, Maṇḍana, 'criteria, norm') masculine and a Persian (ماندانا, Māndānā, 'lasting, immortal, eternal, everlasting, happy, heartwarming') feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
ManijehمنیژهManijeh, also romanized Manizheh (Iranian Persian: منیژه, romanized: Maniže; from Classical Persian منیژه Manēža) is a Persian feminine given name.
MarjanمرجانMarjan is a Dutch, Polish, and Iranian version of the feminine given name Marianne. The Iranian feminine given name also means "coral" (wikt:مرجان).
MarjaneMarjane may refer to:
MarziehمرضيةMarzieh (Arabic: مرضية), (Persian: مرضیه) is a feminine given name frequently used in Persian. In Dari Persian and Urdu it is pronounced as Marzia.
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".
MehrangizMehrangiz is a feminine given name of Iranic origin. Some notable people with this name include: Mehrangiz Dowlatshahi (1919–2008), Iranian social activist and politician Mehrangiz Kar (born 1944), Iranian human rights lawyer Mehrangiz Manouchehrian…
MehreenمهرینMehreen ( Persian: مهرین), also transliterated as Mehreen, is a feminine Persian name, meaning "sun-like" or "lovable". "Mehr" means "sun" or "affection/love" in Persian language.
MinooمینوMinoo (Persian: مینو meaning paradise, heaven) is a Persian given name for girls in Iran, South Asia and Central Asia, and an Indian and Urdu masculine given name. Alternate way of spelling is Minou.
MitraMitra is a given name. People with the name include: Mitra Bir (died 1978), freedom fighter and educationist from Goa, India Mitra Farahani (born 1975), Iranian filmmaker and painter Mitra Farazandeh (born c.
MozhdehمژدهMozhdeh or Mozhdah (Persian: مژده; "good news") is a girl's name in Iran. Notable people with the name include: Mozhdah Jamalzadah (born 1982), Afghan singer, actress, and talk show host
MozhganمژگانMozhgan, also spelled Mojgan Mezhgan (Persian: مژگان) Mozhgān IPA: [mɔʒˈɡɒːn] and Mozhan is a Persian given name for girls. Mozhgan is the plural form of Mozha (Persian: مژه) IPA: [mɔʒɛ], meaning "eyelash".

Persian girl names starting with N

NadiaNadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia.
NargessنرگسNarges or Nargess (Persian: نرگس) is a Persian female name, as well as the Persian word for flower Narcissus. The narcissus flower is often associated with spring and is celebrated for its delicate beauty and fragrance.
NasrinنسرينNasrin (translit. "nisriyn/ nisrīn"; Nesrin, Nesrine, Nazreen, or Nasreen; Persian: نسرين) is a feminine given name in Persian, meaning "wild rose".
NavaنواNava is a female given name. In Persian (نوا) its meaning is "tune" or "melody." In Hebrew (נאוה) and Arabic its meaning is "pretty." Notable people with the name include: Nava Arad (1938–2022), Israeli politician Nava Ashraf, Canadian economist and academic…
NazaninنازنینNazanin (Persian: نَازَنِین, romanized: Nāzanīn, lit. 'sweetheart, lovely, darling, delightful', Persian pronunciation: [naː.za.ˈniːn]) and also spelt Nazenin, Naznin or Nazneen, is a Persian female given name in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey,…
NaziaNazia is a feminine given name of Persian origin. Notable people with the name include:
NazikNazik may refer to:
NegarNegar, Negâr is a feminine given name of Persian origin meaning "sweetheart, soulmate, idol or beloved.", it also means "pattern and painting".
NeginنگینNegin (Persian: نگین: [nə'giːn]) is a Persian word. It means a rare diamond or stone and refers to the gemstone on a piece of jewelry, such as a ring or necklace.
NerminنرمينNermin, Narmin, or Nermine (نرمين or نەرمین) is a Persian feminine given name (in French also transcribed as Nermine). It means softness, delicate and it is used to describe kindness.
NeshatنشاطNeshat (Persian: نشاط) is a surname which is also used as a feminine given name. It was derived from Arabic and means joyful in Persian.
NikaNika is a female or male given name having multiple origins in different languages and countries. In Slavic countries the name comes from the Ancient Greek goddess of victory "Nike" (some personalities coming from Slavic countries are listed below).
NiktaنیکتاNikta (Persian: نیکتا, romanized: Niktâ; also anglicized as Neekta) is a feminine given name of Persian origin meaning 'good one', from نیک (nik 'good') + تا (tâ).
NiushaنیوشاNiusha (Persian: نیوشا) is a feminine given name of Persian origin. Notable people with the name include: Niusha Mancilla (born 1971), Bolivian runner Niusha Zeighami (born 1980), Iranian actress, model, and makeup artist

Persian girl names starting with P

PanteaPantea or Pântea is a Persian female given name and Romanian surname. Notable people with the name include:
ParastuParastu, Parasto, Parastoo, or Parastou (Persian for "swallow") is a feminine given name of Persian origin. Notable people with the name include:
ParisaپریساParisā (Persian: پریسا, lit. 'fairy-like') is a Persian feminine given name.
ParvanehپروانهParvaneh (Persian: پروانه) may refer to:
PegahPegah may refer to:

Persian girl names starting with R

RaziaرضيهRazia, Raziya (Persian: رَضِيَه) is a Persian feminine given name and an occasional surname which is Persianized and derived from the feminine form of the Arabic: "Radhiyyah", meaning "content, contented, pleased, satisfied".
RoshanakروشنکRoshanak or Rowshanak (Persian: روشنک, from early Avestan raoxšna-; adjective: "shining, bright", noun: "light") is a Persian female name. This name has several meanings such as shining little star, lovely flare, and luminous beauty.
RoyaرویاRoya Persian: رویا), "dream", is a female name of Persian origin. It is common in Iran, Afghanistan, and Azerbaijan.
RudabaرودابهRūdāba or Rudâbe (Persian: رودابه [ruːdɒːˈbe]) is a Persian mythological female figure in Ferdowsi's epic Shahnameh. She is the princess of Kabul, daughter of Mehrab Kaboli and Sindukht, and later she becomes married to Zal, as they become lovers.

Persian girl names starting with S

SaharسحرSahar (Arabic: سحر) is either a feminine given name of common throughout the Persian-speaking and Arabic-Speaking.
SamanehسمانهSamaneh (Persian: سمانه, romanized: Samâneh, lit. 'Sky') is a feminine given name of Persian origin.
SarehسارهSareh (/Sar-eh/, ساره) is a Persian feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: Sareh Bayat (born 1979), Iranian actress, television host and model Sareh Javanmardi (born 1984), Iranian Paralympic shooter Sareh Mansouri (born Zahra Seddiqi…
ScheherazadeScheherazade is a major character and the storyteller in One Thousand and One Nights. Scheherazade, Shéhérazade, or variants, may also refer to:
SepidehSepideh or Sepid may refer to:
SetarehستارهSetareh or Setare (Persian: سِتاره) is a feminine given name of Persian origin meaning "star" or "fate". Its equivalent in Tajik and Uzbek is Sitora.
ShadiشاديShadi, also spelled Chadi or Shady or Chedi (شادي [ˈʃæːdi]), is a word that in Arabic means singer or warbler, and is usually used as a male given name. Shadi (شادی [ʃɒːˈdiː]) is a Persian female given name.
ShaguftaشکفتهShagufta or Shegufta, derived from Shekofteh (Persian: شکفته), is a Persian-language feminine given name meaning cheerful, full-blown, or opened.
ShaparakShaparak may refer to:
SherinSherin is a feminine given name and surname of Persian origin. Notable people with the name include:
SherineشيرينSherine (Persian: شيرين, lit. 'Sweet'), Sherene, or Shereen, is a female given name, of Persian language origins.
ShireenShireen may refer to:
ShirinشيرينShirin (Persian: شِيرِين, romanized: shīrīn) was the wife of Sassanid Persian king Khosrow II. Shirin may also refer to:
ShohrehشهرهShohreh (Persian: شهره) is a Persian feminine given name meaning "famous".
SholehشعلهSholeh (Arabic: شعله) may refer to:
SimaسيماSima is a feminine given name of Persian, Hebrew and Aramaic origin. In Iran (Persian: سيما) and Turkey it is a feminine name.
SiminSimin is a Persian feminine given name meaning "silvery" and "white". It is derived from the Middle Persian word asêmên.
SoheilaSoheila is a female given name of Persian origin, and may refer to: Soheila Esfahani, Iranian-born Canadian artist and educator Soheila Fors (born 1967), Iranian-Swedish women's rights activist, and writer Soheila Hejab (born 1990), Iranian lawyer, political…
SorayaثریاSoraya (Persian: ثریا) is a feminine Arabic and Persian name. It is derived from the Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster, Thurayyā or Suraya (Arabic: ثُرَيَّا).
SoudabehSoudabeh or Sudabeh is an Iranian feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
SousanسوسنSousan or Soosan (Persian: سوسن) is the Persian equivalent of the English given name Susan. Notable people with the name include: Han Soosan (born 1946), South Korean author Sousan (singer) (1943–2004), Iranian singer Sousan S.
SusanSusan is a feminine given name, the usual English version of Susanna or Susannah. All are versions of the Hebrew name Shoshana, which is derived from the Hebrew shoshan, meaning lotus flower in Egyptian, original derivation, and several other languages.
SussanSussan is an alternative spelling of the English given name Susan and its Persian equivalent Sousan. It also occurs as a surname.

Persian girl names starting with T

TahminaتهمينهTahmina or Tahmineh (Persian: تَهمينه Tahmīna Persian pronunciation: [tæhˈmiːne], Tajik: Таҳмина Tahmīna, various other transcriptions like Tahmeena, Tehmina, Tahmineh, Tahmina) is a female character in the story Rostam and Sohrab, part of the 10th-century…
TannazطنازTannaz (Persian: طناز; Arabic: تناز) is a feminine given name of Persian origins. People with this name include: Tannaz Farsi (born 1974), Iranian-born American visual artist and teacher Tannaz Irani (born 1971), Indian actress Tannaz Tabatabaei (born 1983),…
TaranehترانهTaraneh (Persian: ترانه) is an Iranian feminine given name meaning "melody" or “song”.

Persian girl names starting with V

VafaوفاVafa (Persian: وفا, lit. 'loyalty, faithfulness'; Azerbaijani: Vəfa) is both a given name and a surname, common to Iranian and Azerbaijani people.
VahideVahide is a feminine given name and a feminine derivative of the Persian origin name Vahid.

Persian girl names starting with Y

YasminیاسمنYasmin is a feminine given name of Persian origin (یاسمن), sometimes also used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
YeganehیگانهYeganeh (Persian: یگانه, romanized: Yegâne) or Yegana (Azerbaijani: Yeganə) is a Persian and Azerbaijani feminine given name. Its source word comes from the Persian یگانه meaning unique, single, incomparable.
YektaYekta is originally a Persian female given name meaning 'the only one'. It is also used in Turkish as a given name (mostly) for males.

Persian girl names starting with Z

ZebaZeba may refer to:
ZohrehزهرهZohreh (Persian: زهره, Arabic:زهرة) is an Arabic female given name which means "Venus".
ZoyaZoya (Russian: Зоя) is a feminine Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Bulgarian first name, a form of Zoe, meaning "life", from Greek ζωή (zoē), "life".

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Frequently asked questions

How many Persian girl names are in this list?

This list has 118 Persian girl names, from Afra to Zoya, and 74 of them include the native spelling. Every entry comes with its meaning or origin, sourced from Wikipedia.

What are some well-known Persian girl names?

Well-documented Persian girl names include Faryal, Khorshid, Nava, Sareh and Soheila. Scroll the list above for the meaning and origin of each one.

How do I choose the best Persian girl name?

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