This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Persian; and the source is Nickname.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
AfsharافشارPersian From the name of the Afshar people, a Turkic tribe residing in Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan. The name itself may mean "obedient" or perhaps "extraction, squeeze, press".
AghaeiآقاییPersian From the Persian title آقا (âqâ) meaning "sir, lord, mister".
ArjmandارجمندPersian Means "precious, valuable, honourable, esteemed" in Persian.
AyariعیاریArabic (Maghrebi), Persian Derived from Arabic عَيَّار (ʿayyār) or Persian عیار (ayyâr) meaning "vagabond, loafer, idler" (chiefly Tunisian).
AzariآذریPersian Means "Azeri, Azerbaijani" in Persian.
GharibiغریبیPersian Derived from Persian غریب (gharib) meaning "strange, rare, foreign".
HaghighiحقیقیPersian Means "real, actual, true" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic حقيقي (ḥaqīqiyy).
HajianحاجیانPersian From Persian حاجی (haji) meaning "hajji" (of Arabic origin), referring to a person who has participated in the حج (hajj), the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that Muslims must undertake at least once in their lifetimes.
Hajizadehحاجی‌زادهPersian Means "son of the pilgrim" from Arabic حَاجِيّ (ḥājiyy) meaning "pilgrim" and the Persian suffix -زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring".
HematiهمتیPersian Derived from Persian همت (hemat) meaning "aspiration, ambition, zeal".
IraniایرانیPersian Means "Iranian" in Persian. It is also commonly used within a Zoroastrian community in India with the same name.
IzadiایزدیPersian Derived from Persian ایزد (izad) meaning "god, angel".
KabiriكبيريPersian From the Arabic كَبِير (kabīr) meaning "big, large, great".
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)".
KhorsandiخرسندیPersian Derived from Persian خرسند (khorsand) meaning "happy, content, satisfied".
MadadiمددیPersian Derived from Persian مدد (madad) meaning "help, aid, assistance".
MirzadehمیرزادهPersian Means "prince" in Persian, derived from Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "prince, commander" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
MoghadamمقدمPersian Means "first, preceding, head" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic مقدم (muqaddam).
MohajeriمهاجریPersian Derived from Persian مهاجر (mohajer) meaning "emigrant", ultimately of Arabic origin.
MonfaredمنفردPersian Means "solitary, single" in Persian (of Arabic origin).
MosaddeghمصدقPersian Nickname derived from Persian مصدق (mosaddeğ) meaning "approved, reliable, certified, attested, verified", ultimately from Arabic مُصَدِّق (muṣaddiq). It was borne by the politician, author and lawyer Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882-1967), who was Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 until his democratic government was overthrown in a coup d'état in 1953.
NamdarنامدارPersian Means "famous, celebrated" in Persian.
NamdariنامداریPersian Derived from Persian نامدار (namdar) meaning "famous, celebrated".
NazeriناظریPersian From Persian ناظر (nâzer) meaning "watcher, observer".
NikbakhtنیکبختPersian From Persian نیک (nik) meaning "good" and بخت (bakht) meaning "fortune, happiness".
NiknamنیکنامPersian From Persian نیک (nik) meaning "good" and نام (nam) meaning "name".
Nikpourنیک‌پورPersian From Persian نیک (nik) meaning "good" and پور (pour) meaning "son, descendant".
PahlaviپهلویPersian Means "hero, champion, athletic, strong man", a variant of Pahlavan. It could also refer to a person who came from Parthia, a historical region situated in present-day Iran and Turkmenistan, derived from Persian پهلو (pahlaw) meaning "Parthian, person from Parthia"... [more]
PakdelپاکدلPersian Means "good-tempered, sincere" in Persian.
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.
PashaeiپاشاییPersian From the Ottoman title pasha, which was used by high-ranking military officers.
PiriپیریPersian Derived from Persian پیر (pir) meaning "old, aged".
PirzadehپیرزادهPersian Means "born of the pir", from the Persian title پیر (pir) denoting a Sufi spiritual guide (literally meaning "elder, old"). This name was traditionally used by owners or custodians of Sufi mausoleums and shrines.
PourپورPersian Means "son, descendant" in Persian, typically used as a suffix in compound surnames.
RabbaniربانیUrdu, Bengali, Persian Derived from Arabic رباني (rabbani) meaning "divine", ultimately from رب (rabb) meaning "master, lord".
RastegarرستگارPersian Means "free, liberated, saved" 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]
SaadatmandسعادتمندPersian Means "happy, auspicious, blissful" in Persian.
SabouriصبوریPersian Derived from Persian صبور (sabour) meaning "patient, tolerant".
ShojaeiشجاعیPersian Derived from Persian شجاع (shoja) meaning "brave, courageous".
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.