Persian
names are used in the country of Iran, in southwestern Asia, which is part of the Muslim world. See also
about Iranian names.
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ABDUL عبدالله Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Bengali, PunjabiFrom Arabic عبد ال (
abdul) meaning "servant of the", commonly used as a prefix for given names (such as عبد العزيز (
'Abd al-'Aziz) meaning "servant of the powerful").
ABTAHI ابطحی PersianPossibly denoted someone who originally came from a location named Abtah in Saudi Arabia.
AFGHANZADA افغانزاده Persian, AfghaniMeans "son of the Afghan", from Pashto and Persian افغان
(afǧân) referring to an inhabitant of Afghanistan or a member of the Pashtun ethnic group combined with the Persian suffix زاده
(-zâde) meaning "offspring".
AGASSI Armenian, Persian, ItalianThe surname Agassi most likely evolved from a nickname for someone resembling a mappie, perhaps jokingly referred to as chattering or nagging person. ... [
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AGHAEI آقایی PersianFrom the Persian title آقا
(âqâ) meaning "sir, lord, mister".
AHMADZADEH احمدزاده PersianFrom the given name
AHMAD combined with the Persian suffix -زاده
(-zâde) meaning "offspring".
AKBARZADEH اکبرزاده PersianFrom the given name
AKBAR combined with the Persian suffix -زاده (
-zâde) meaning "offspring".
ALAM علم, عالم Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, PersianMeans "world, universe" (عالم) or "flag, sign, mark" (علم) in Arabic. This spelling represents two separate words in Arabic.
ALIZADEH علیزاده PersianFrom the given name
ALI (1) and the Persian suffix زاده
(-zâde) meaning "offspring".
ARDEHI Persian, Kurdish, Ancient PersianHouse Ardehis of Zagors or Ardahvans (Persian: اردهیان) were one of the Persian Sassanid royal families, who occupied the Mounts of Zagros before the Islamic conquest of Persia in 650 CE. Ardahvans in Shahnameh and Persian mythology are mentioned to be the first settlers of Zagros mountains, and the constructors of Forts Of Zagros.
ARYA آریا Persian, Afghani, Urdu, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Malayalam, Thai, Khmer, Lao, Burmese, Malay, IndonesianFrom the given name
ARYA (1).
ASHTIANI آشتیانی PersianPossibly related to the Iranian city or county of Ashtian.
AYARI عیاری Arabic (Maghrebi), PersianDerived from Arabic عَيَّار
(ʿayyār) or Persian عیار
(ayyâr) meaning "vagabond, loafer, idler" (chiefly Tunisian).
AZER PersianAzer or temple fire from the Zoroastrian period in ancient Persia,as a surname relates the individual to the fire maintainers at the Zoroastrian temples
BAIG بیگ Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Assamese, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Punjabi, Turkish, ArabicDerived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك (
beg) (modern Turkish
bey) meaning "ruler, chief, lord, master". It is especially common in Pakistan and the Maghreb.
BAKHTIARI بختیاری PersianFrom the given name
BAKHTIAR, also used to refer to a member of the Bakhtiari tribe from southwestern Iran.
BONIADI بنیادی Persian (Rare)Probably indicated a person from the Iranian village of Boniad, possibly derived from Persian بنیاد
(bonyad) meaning "foundation, base". A notable bearer is Iranian-English actress
Nazanin Boniadi (1980-).
CHAMANARA چمنآرا PersianOccupational name for a gardener, derived from Persian چمن
(chaman) meaning "lawn, meadow" and آرا
(ara) meaning "arrange, decorate".
DARVISH درویش PersianFrom a title denoting a Sufi ascetic, derived from the Persian word درویش
(darviš) meaning "poor, needy".
DEHGHANI دهقانی PersianDerived from Persian دهقان
(dehqân) meaning "farmer, peasant".
EBADI عبادی PersianDerived from Arabic عِبَاد
(ʿibād), the plural of عَبْد
(ʿabd) meaning “servant, slave”.
ELLYAS الیاس Arabic, Somali, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Punjabi, Indian (Muslim), Ethiopian, Ge'ez, Amharic, Filipino, Malay, Indonesian, TurkishForm of
ILYAS or
ELIAS found in several languages.
EMAMI امامی PersianFrom the Arabic إمام
(ʾimām) meaning "leader, guide", used as a title for the leader of worship at an Islamic mosque.
FARZANEH فرزانه PersianFrom Persian فرزانه
(farzâne) meaning "wise, learned".
GANJOO Indian, Urdu, PersianGanjoo is a surname from Kashmiri Pandit clan . The original name was
Ganwar, meaning Person in charge of Treasury in Kings court. This name gradually changed to Ganjoo or
Ganju.
GHORBANI قربانی PersianDerived from Arabic قُرْبَان
(qurbān) meaning "sacrifice", referring to the Islamic practise
Qurbani of slaughtering a livestock animal for Eid al-Adha.
HADDAD حداد Arabic, PersianMeans "blacksmith, ironsmith" in Arabic, ultimately from Syriac ܚܕܕܐ
(hadado).
HAJIZADEH حاجیزاده PersianMeans "son of the pilgrim" from Arabic حَاجِيّ
(ḥājiyy) meaning "pilgrim" and the Persian suffix -زاده
(-zâde) meaning "offspring".
HAMEDANI همدانی PersianIndicated a person from the city of Hamedan (or Hamadan) in Iran, from the Old Persian name
Hagmatāna meaning "(place of) gathering".
IRANI ایرانی PersianMeans "Iranian" in Persian. It is also commonly used within a Zoroastrian community in India with the same name.
JAZAYERI جزایری PersianDerived from Persian جزایر
(jazâyir) meaning "islands", of Arabic origin.
KABIRI كبيري PersianFrom the Arabic كَبِير
(kabīr) meaning "big, large, great".
KERMANI کرمانی PersianIndicated a person from the city of Kerman in Iran, derived from Middle Persian
klmʾn of uncertain meaning.
KHANSARI PersianActual meaning is unknown; originated in the Iranian tribe the Kurds.
KUL کول Pakistani, Pashto, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu, Persian, Kurdish, Odia, Thai, Khmer, LaoDerived from Persian گل (
gol) meaning "flower" or "rose".
MIRZADEH میرزاده PersianMeans "prince" in Persian, derived from Arabic أمير
(amir) meaning "prince, commander" combined with Persian زاده
(zadeh) meaning "offspring".
NAZERI ناظری PersianFrom Persian ناظر
(nâzer) meaning "watcher, observer".
NIKBIN PersianIn Farsi (Persian) 'nik-' means good, and 'bin' means 'seeing'. ... [
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NOROUZI نوروزی PersianFrom Persian نوروز
(nowruz) referring to the Iranian New Year, which is celebrated on the spring equinox.
PANAHI پناهی PersianFrom Persian پناه
(panâh) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection".
PARSI پارسی Persian, Indian (Parsi)Derived from Persian پارسی
(pârsi) literally meaning "Persian", though it also refers to the Parsi (or Parsee), a Zoroastrian community in India.
PASDAR پاسدار PersianMeans "guard, sentinel, watchman" in Persian.
PIRHADI پیرهادی PersianEither from Persian پیر
(pir) meaning "old" combined with
HADI or from the name of the Persian village of Pirhadi.
ROSTAMZADEH رستمزاده PersianFrom the given name
ROSTAM combined with the Persian suffix زاده
(-zâde) meaning "offspring".
ROUHANI روحانی PersianMeans "cleric, clergyman" or "clean, pure, good" in Persian.
SHAH شاه Persian, UrduDerived from Persian شاه
(šâh) meaning "king, monarch", referring to a title used by former Iranian monarchs.
SIDIQI صدیقی Pashto, Persian, AfghaniMeans "the veracious" from Arabic صَدَقَ
(ṣadaqa) meaning "to be truthful, to be sincere". It is also a variant of Persian
SADEGHI.
SIKANDER PersianSikander 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... [
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TABATABAEI طباطبایی PersianFrom 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).
XATUN زاتون Indian, Hindi, Assamese, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Odia, Punjabi, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Albanian, BosnianAlternate transcription of
KHATUN. It is common in Xinjiang, China. It is also sometimes borne by Georgians and Armenians of Azerbaijani descent.
ZADEH زاده PersianFrom Persian زاده
(-zâde) meaning "offspring (of)", also often used as a suffix for patronymic-based Persian surnames.
ZARGARI زرگری PersianDerived from Persian زرگر
(zargar) meaning "goldsmith", ultimately from زر
(zar) "gold".