Diccionario de nombres
200 nombres con significado y origen verificados
'ABBAS
Variant transcription of ABBAS.
ABBAS
Means "austere" in Arabic. This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle. It was also borne by a son of Ali, the fou...
ABDOLLAH
Persian form of ABD ALLAH.
ABOLFAZL
Persian form of ABU AL-FADL.
AHMAD
Means "more commendable" in Arabic.
AHURA MAZDA
Means "lord of wisdom" in Avestan. In Persian mythology Ahura Mazda was the supreme creator, and the god of light, truth...
AHRIMAN
Modern Persian form of ANGRA MAINYU.
AKBAR
Means "greater, greatest" in Arabic. This was the name of a 16th-century Mughal ruler who expanded the empire to include...
ALBORZ
From the name of a mountain range (of unknown etymology) in northern Iran.
ALI (1)
Means "lofty, sublime" in Arabic. Ali was a cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and the fourth caliph to rule ...
AMURDAD
Middle Persian form of AMERETAT.
ANAITIS
Greek form of ANAHITA.
AMERETAT
Means "immortality" in Avestan. This was the name of a Zoroastrian goddess (one of the Amesha Spenta) of plants and long...
AMIN
Derived from Arabic امين (amin) meaning "truthful". This was the name of the sixth Abbasid caliph.
AMIR (1)
Means "commander, prince" in Arabic. This was originally a title, which has come into English as the Arabic loanword emi...
AMORDAD
Modern Persian form of AMERETAT.
ANAHITA
Means "immaculate, undefiled" from Avestan a "not" and ahit "unclean". This was the name of the Persian goddess of ferti...
ANGRA MAINYU
Means "evil spirit" in Avestan. In Persian mythology Angra Mainyu was the god of darkness, death and destruction, the en...
ARASTOO
Persian form of ARISTOTLE.
AREZOU
Variant transcription of AREZOO.
ARTAXERXES
Greek form of the Persian name Artakhshathra meaning "righteous ruler". This was the name of several Achaemenid Persian ...
ARASH
Possibly means either "truthfulness" or "bright" in Persian. In Persian legend Arash was a Persian archer who was ordere...
ARDASHIR
From the Middle Persian form of Artakhshathra (see ARTAXERXES). This was the name of a 3rd-century king of Persia who de...
ARDESHIR
Modern transcription of ARDASHIR.
AREF
Persian form of ARIF.
AREZOO
Means "desire" in Persian.
AREZU
Variant transcription of AREZOO.
ARTAKHSHATHRA
Old Persian form of ARTAXERXES.
ARYA
From an old Indo-Iranian root meaning "Aryan, noble". In India, this is a transcription of both the masculine form आर्य ...
AVA (2)
Means "voice, sound" in Persian.
ASHTAD
Means "justice" in Persian. This was the name of a Yazata (or angel) in Zoroastrianism.
ATEFEH
Persian form of ATIFA.
AZRA
Means "virgin" in Arabic.
AZAD
Means "free" in Persian. This word has derivatives in several other languages, such as Hindi, Turkish and Armenian.
AZAR
Means "fire" in Persian.
AZIZ
Means "powerful, respected, beloved", derived from Arabic عزّ ('azza) meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished". In ...
BABAK
Means "little father" in Persian. This was the name of the father of Ardashir, the founder of the Sassanid Empire in Per...
BAGADATA
Old Persian name derived from baga "god" and data "given". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Persian satrap under th...
BAHAR
Means "spring" in Persian.
BAHMAN
Modern Persian form of Avestan Vohu Manah meaning "good mind". This was the name of a Zoroastrian god (one of the Amesha...
BANU
Means "lady" in Persian.
BAHADUR
Persian form of the Turkic term Baghatur meaning "hero, warrior, brave".
BAHRAM
Modern Persian form of Avestan Verethragna meaning "victory over resistance". This was the name of a Zoroastrian god (on...
BARAZ
Means "exalted" in Persian.
BEHNAM
Means "reputable" (literally "good name") in Persian.
BEHROOZ
Means "fortunate" (literally "good day") in Persian.
BEHRUZ
Variant transcription of BEHROOZ.
BEHROUZ
Variant transcription of BEHROOZ.
DARAYAVAHUSH
Old Persian form of DARIUS.
DARYA (2)
Means "sea, ocean" in Persian.
DARYUSH
Variant transcription of DARIUSH.
DANA (4)
Means "wise" in Persian.
DANYAL
Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Turkish form of DANIEL.
DARA (3)
Means "wealthy" in Persian.
DARIUSH
Modern Persian form of Dārayavahush (see DARIUS).
DAVUD
Persian form of DAVID.
DELARA
Means "adorning the heart", from Persian دل (del) meaning "heart" and آرا (ara) meaning "decorate, adorn".
DILSHAD
Means "happy heart, cheerful" in Persian.
DELSHAD
Variant transcription of DILSHAD.
EBRAHIM
Persian form of ABRAHAM. It is also a variant transcription of Arabic IBRAHIM.
ELAHEH
Means "goddess" in Persian.
EHSAN
Persian form of IHSAN.
ELHAM
Persian form of ILHAM.
ERFAN
Persian form of IRFAN.
ESMAIL
Persian form of ISHMAEL. It is also a variant transcription of Arabic ISMA'IL.
ESKANDAR
Persian form of ALEXANDER.
FARIDOON
Variant transcription of FEREYDOUN.
FAIRUZA
Variant transcription of FIRUZEH.
FARROKH
Persian form of FARUQ.
FATEMAH
Persian form of FATIMAH.
FERESHTEH
Means "angel" in Persian.
FEREYDOUN
Means "the third" in Persian. In the 11th-century Persian epic the 'Shahnameh' this is the name of a virtuous king who r...
FIROUZ
Variant transcription of FIRUZ.
FIROZ
Variant transcription of FIRUZ.
FIRUZEH
Means "turquoise (the gemstone)" in Persian. Alternatively, it may be a feminine form of FIRUZ.
FEREYDOON
Variant transcription of FEREYDOUN.
FIRDAUS
Derived from the Arabic word فردوس (firdaws) meaning "paradise", ultimately derived from Avestan pairidaeza meaning "gar...
FIROOZEH
Variant transcription of FIRUZEH.
FIROUZEH
Variant transcription of FIRUZEH.
FIRUZ
From Persian پیروز (piruz) or فیروز (firuz) meaning "victorious". This name was borne by Firuz Shah Tughlaq, a 14th-cent...
GHONCHEH
Means "flower bud" in Persian.
GHOLAM
Persian form of GHULAM.
GOLBAHAR
Means "spring rose" in Persian.
GOLSHAN
Means "rose garden" in Persian.
GOLZAR
Means "rose cheeked" in Persian.
GOVAD
Means "wind" in Persian. This was the name of a Yazata (or angel) associated with the wind in Zoroastrianism.
GOL
Means "flower, rose" in Persian.
GOLNAR
Derived from Persian گل (gol) "flower, rose" and انار (anar) "pomegranate".
GOLNAZ
Derived from Persian گل (gol) "flower, rose" and ناز (naz) "pride".
HADI
Means "leader, guide" in Arabic.
HAMED
Variant transcription of HAMID (2).
HAMID (1)
Means "praised" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الحميد (al-Hamid) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
HAMIDE
Persian feminine form of HAMID (1).
HAMID (2)
Means "praiser" in Arabic.
HASSAN
Means "beautifier, improver" in Arabic. Hassan ibn Thabit was a 7th-century poet who was a companion of the Prophet Muha...
HASAN
Means "handsome", derived from Arabic حسن (hasuna) "to be beautiful, to be good". Hasan was the son of Ali and the grand...
HAURVATAT
Means "health, perfection, wholeness" in Avestan. This was the name of a Zoroastrian goddess (one of the Amesha Spenta) ...
HORMAZD
Persian form of AHURA MAZDA.
HEYDAR
Persian form of HAIDAR.
HOSSEIN
Persian form of HUSAYN.
HVARE KHSHAETA
Ancient Avestan form of KHURSHID.
IMAN
Means "faith", derived from Arabic امن (amuna) "to be faithful".
JAHANGIR
Means "world conqueror" in Persian. This was the name of a 17th-century Mughal Emperor.
JAMSHED
Variant transcription of JAMSHID, as well as the regular Tajik form.
JAMSHID
Modern Persian form of Avestan Yima Kshaeta, which meant "shining JAM". This was the name of a mythological king of Pers...
JAHAN
Means "world" in Persian. This name was borne by Shah Jahan, a 17th-century Mughal Emperor who is best known as the buil...
JALAL
Means "greatness" in Arabic.
JALEH
Variant transcription of ZHALEH.
JALIL
Means "important, exalted" in Arabic.
JAM
Persian form of Avestan Yima meaning "twin" (related to Sanskrit Yama). This was the name of a mythological king, more c...
JAMSHEED
Variant transcription of JAMSHID.
JAVED
Means "eternal" in Persian.
KAMBUJIYA
Old Persian form of CAMBYSES.
KARIM
Means "generous, noble" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الكريم (al-Karim) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
KATAYUN
Possibly from the Persian elements kata "house, city" (but also "king, lord") and bânu "wife".
KAMBIZ
Modern Persian form of CAMBYSES.
KAVEH
Possibly means "royal" in Avestan. In Persian mythology Kaveh is a blacksmith who leads a rebellion against the evil rul...
KHODADAD
Means "God given" from Persian خدا (khoda) "god, lord" and داد (dad) "gave".
KHORSHID
Variant transcription of KHURSHID.
KHSHAYARSHA
Persian form of XERXES.
KHURSHID
Modern Persian form of Avestan Hvare Khshaeta meaning "shining sun". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (or...
KHWAJA
From a title meaning "master, owner" in Persian. It is not generally used as a name itself.
KIAN (1)
Means "king, foundation, symbol of pride" in Persian.
KIANOUSH
Derived from Persian kian "royal".
KHADIJEH
Persian form of KHADIJA.
KHORDAD
Modern Persian form of HAURVATAT. This is the name of the third month in the Iranian calendar.
KSHATHRA VAIRYA
Ancient Avestan form of SHAHRIVAR.
KURUSH
Old Persian form of CYRUS.
LALEH
Means "tulip" in Persian.
LEILA
Variant of LAYLA. This spelling was used by Lord Byron for characters in 'The Giaour' (1813) and 'Don Juan' (1819), and ...
LEYLA
Variant of LEILA.
MAHDI
Means "guided one" in Arabic.
MAHMUD
Means "praiseworthy" in Arabic, from the same root as Muhammad. This was the name of the first Muslim ruler of India (11...
MAHTAB
Means "moonlight" in Persian.
MAHIN
Means "related to the moon" in Persian.
MAHINE
Variant transcription of MAHIN.
MAHMOUD
Variant transcription of MAHMUD.
MAHSA
Means "like the moon" in Persian.
MAHVASH
Possibly means "moon-like" in Persian.
MASOOD
Variant transcription of MAS'UD.
MASOUMEH
Persian form of MASUMA.
MASSOUD
Variant transcription of MAS'UD.
MAS'UD
Means "lucky" in Arabic.
MARYAM
Arabic and Persian form of MARIA. In Iran it is also the name of a flower, the tuberose, which is named after the Virgin...
MASOUD
Variant transcription of MAS'UD.
MEHDI
Persian form of MAHDI.
MEHRAB
From مهر (Mehr), the Persian word for MITHRA, combined with Persian آب (ab) "water". This is the name of a character in ...
MEHR
Modern Persian form of MITHRA.
MEHRDAD
Modern Persian form of MITHRIDATES.
MINU
Variant transcription of MINOO.
MITHRA
Derived from an Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "oath, alliance, friend". In Persian mythology he was a god of light an...
MITHRAS
Greek form of MITHRA.
MINOO
Means "heaven, paradise" in Persian.
MIRZA
Means "prince" from Persian میرزا (mirza), earlier امیرزاده (amirzadeh), which is ultimately from Arabic أمير (amir) "co...
MITHRADATHA
Old Persian form of MITHRIDATES.
MITHRIDATES
Greek form of the Old Persian name Mithradatha meaning "gift of MITHRA". This was the name (in Greek) of several Parthia...
MITRA (2)
Modern variant of MITHRA used as a feminine name. The true Modern Persian form of Mithra is in fact Mehr.
MOHAMMAD
Persian form of MUHAMMAD. It is also a variant transcription of the Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto and Bengali name.
MOJGAN
Means "eyelashes" in Persian.
MORDAD
Modern Persian form of AMORDAD. This is the name of the fifth month in the Iranian calendar.
MORVARID
Means "pearl" in Persian.
MUSA
Arabic, Turkish and Persian form of MOSES.
NAHEED
Variant transcription of NAHID.
NAHID
Modern Persian form of ANAHITA. This is also the Persian name for the planet Venus.
NAIRYOSANGHA
Derived from Avestan nairyo "male" and sangha "word". Nairyosangha was a Zoroastrian Yazata (or angel) who served as a m...
NARGES
Means "daffodil, narcissus flower" in Persian, ultimately derived from Greek (see NARCISSUS).
NARSEH
Persian form of NAIRYOSANGHA.
NASRIN
Means "wild rose" in Persian.
NEDA (2)
Persian form of NIDA.
NARSES
Hellenized form of the Persian name Narseh, which was derived from Avestan NAIRYOSANGHA. This name was borne by a Byzant...
NAVEED
Variant transcription of NAVID.
NAVID
Means "good news" in Persian.
NILOOFAR
Means "water lily" in Persian.
NIUSHA
Means "good listener" in Persian.
NILOUFAR
Variant transcription of NILOOFAR.
NIMA (2)
Possibly means "just, fair" in Persian.
NOUSHA
Means "sweet, pleasant" in Persian.
OMID
Means "hope" in Persian.
ORMAZD
Modern Persian form of AHURA MAZDA.
PANIZ
Possibly means "sugar" in Persian.
PARASTOO
Means "swallow (bird)" in Persian.
PARI
Means "fairy" in Persian.
PARISA
Means "like a fairy" in Persian.
PARVAIZ
Variant transcription of PARVIZ.
PARVANEH
Means "butterfly" in Persian.
PARVEEN
Variant transcription of PARVIN.
PARVIZ
Means "fortunate, happy" in Persian. This name was borne by a son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
PAPAK
Variant of BABAK.
PARASTU
Variant transcription of PARASTOO.
PARVANA
Azerbaijani form of PARVANEH. It can also be a Persian variant transcription of the same name.
PARVIN
Means "the Pleiades" in Persian. The Pleiades are a group of seven stars in the constellation Taurus.
PARWIZ
Variant transcription of PARVIZ.
PAYAM
Means "message" in Persian.
PIRUZ
Variant of FIRUZ.
PIROOZ
Variant transcription of PIRUZ.
PIROUZ
Variant transcription of PIRUZ.
RAHMAN
Means "merciful" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الرحمان (al-Rahman) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
RASHNU
Ancient Avestan form of RASHN.
RASHN
Modern Persian form of Avestan Rashnu meaning "justice". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata who judged the ...
REZA
Persian form of RIDHA.