KhalajiخلجیPersian From the name of the Khalaj people who primarily reside in Iran. The name itself is said to be derived from Turkic kal aç meaning "stay hungry".
KhaleghiخالقیPersian Derived from Persian خالق (khaleq) meaning "creator (an epithet for God)".
KowsariPersian "Kowsar" refers to a river or stream in paradise, which is mentioned in the Quran. Another interpretation is that it means "abundant" or "overflowing."
MazandaraniMazanderani Likely originated to denote someone from the modern-day Mazandaran Province in Iran or someone of Mazandarani descent. It is transliterated in many different ways. One notable bearer is Mírzá Asadu'lláh Fádil Mázandarání (1881–1957), who was an important scholar for the Baháʼí Faith.
MirzadehمیرزادهPersian Means "prince" in Persian, derived from Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "prince, commander" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
ParsaپارساPersian Means "pious, devout" in Persian.
ParsiپارسیPersian, Indian (Parsi) Derived from Persian پارسی (pârsi) literally meaning "Persian", though it also refers to the Parsi (or Parsee), a Zoroastrian community in India.
PasdarپاسدارPersian Means "guard, sentinel, watchman" in Persian.
PashaپاشاUrdu, Bengali, Persian, Albanian From the high-ranking Ottoman military rank pasha of disputed origin, perhaps derived from the Persian title پادشاه (padeshah) meaning "king" or from Turkish baş meaning "head" and ağa meaning "lord, master".
PashaeiپاشاییPersian From the Ottoman title pasha, which was used by high-ranking military officers.
RostamzadehرستمزادهPersian From the given name Rostam combined with the Persian suffix زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring".
RouhaniروحانیPersian Means "cleric, clergyman" or "clean, pure, good" in Persian.
Royintanرویین تنPersian Royintan means "invulnerable". It is a Persian origin surname, which is written as رویین تن in Persian. It consists of royen meaning "strong" and tan meaning "body, person".... [more]
RuyintanIranian Ruyintan means "Invulnerable". It is a Persian-origin surname, which is written as رویین تن in Persian. It consists of ruyin, meaning "strong", and tan meaning "body, person" ultimately defining immortality... [more]
SaadatسعادتPersian Means "happiness" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic سعادة (sa'adah).
SaadatmandسعادتمندPersian Means "happy, auspicious, blissful" in Persian.
SahabiسحابیIranian Possibly from Arabic صَحَابِيّ (ṣaḥābiyy) meaning "companion", from the verb صَحِبَ (ṣaḥiba) "to accompany, to be one's companion".
SidiqiصدیقیPashto, Persian, Afghan Means "the veracious" from Arabic صَدَقَ (ṣadaqa) meaning "to be truthful, to be sincere". It is also a variant of Persian Sadeghi.
SikanderPersian Sikander ultimately comes from Persian literature by the Shahnameh. It is a variant of Alexander along with the word “Eskander”. Both words are used in Persian literature to refer to Alexander the Great... [more]
TabatabaeiطباطباییPersian From the name of Ibrahim Tabataba ibn Ismail, a descendant of Ali. He was supposedly given the name because he pronounced the Persian word قبا (qaba) (meaning "garment, cloak") as طبا (taba).