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A Top AbAn 8th month of the Iranian

calendar; Name of a certain angel

Abid Spark, fire abbAs (A) Frowning, looking austere; Lion;

Name of Mohammad's uncle abou-ali Avicenna, Name of a famous

Iranian scientist and philosopher Abtin A character in Shahnameh

(Feraydoon's father) Adar Fire Adel (A) Righteous adlan - afrand Splendor, glory afrang Splendor, glory

afrAsiAb/afrasiyAb A character in Shahnameh (The king of Turan)

afshAr Companion, partner afshin Name of an Iranian General ahad (A) One; an individual ahmad (A) Most praiseworthy akbar (A) Great alborz Name of a mountain range in Iran ali (A) High; also Mohammad's son-in-

law ali-dAd Gift of Ali Altun = Altin (T) Golden alvand Name of mountain in Iran (near

Hamadan) amid (A) A great man amin (A) Honest amir (A) King, Emir amjad (A) Most excellent, glorious anoush Eternal

anoushiravAn Name of a Persian king aprang A character in Shahnameh (SAm's

son) ArA Ornament, decoration ArAd Name of an angel ArAm Quiet ArAn/Aron A former Persian province in

Caucasus, which is now part of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Arang Color ArAsp = ArAsb Name of one of Kourosh's general Arash A hero in Persian folklore (a

celebrated archer); also a character in Shahnameh (Kay-



ghobad's son, and Kavus' brother)

arashk The first king of the Ashkanian dynasty

arshAmA Name of the grandfather of King Darius I

arashmid (G) Archimedes arastoo Arastotle ardA Name of a priest of the Magi

(during Sassanid period) ardalAn A Kurdish name ardavAn Name of many Parthian kings;

Name of Dariush I's brother ardeshir Name of the founder of the

Sassanian dynasty (Ardeshir BabakAn); Name of a couple of Achaemenid and Sassanid kings; also name of a couple of characters in Shahnameh

ardoon/ardun Name of a Persian king Aref (A) Wise, intelligent arjAsp A character in Shahnameh

(AfrasiyAb's grandson; name of a Turanian champion); Possessor of valuable horses

arjAn A kind of fir (tree); a kind of mountain almond

arjomand Beloved, dear, noble ArmAn Ideal, hope, aspiration Armin/Armeen = armin/armeen A character in Shahnameh (Key-

ghobad's son) armiyA Jeremiah Armoun/Armun Earnest, pledge arsalAn Lion; Brave man arshad Head of a group; The marcasite

stone arshAm Very strong; Name of Dariush's

grandfather arshan Strong and brave man; A

character in Shahnameh (Kavous' brother)

arshAn Name of an Iranian prince (Ardeshir II's son)

arshAsb Possessor of stallions; An old Persian name

arshiA Throne arsiA Throne ArtAbAz Name of Kurosh the Great's

commander of war chariots ArtAn Name of Dariush's father-in-law artAy Strong Artin Name of a Medes king; Righteous Arteman Name of Khashayar's (Xerxes)



brother Arun Amiable, attractive arvand Majesty, grandeur; A character in

Shahnameh (Lohrasb's father) Arvin Experiment, trial AryA/AriA Aryan AryAbod Chief of the Aryans; Guardian of

the Aryans AryAman Name of Khashayar's

(Achaemenid) naval commander AryAno / AriAno New Aryan

AryAmanesh Of Aryan nature AryAn/AriAn Related, belonging to the AryAns AryAnA/AriAnA Related, belonging to the AryAns AryAramnA Name of the great-grandfather of

King Darius I AryAsb = AryAsp Possessor of AryAn horses; Name

Kourosh the Great's general and friend

Aryo-barzan Name of Darius III's general who fought against Alexander's invasion.

arzhan/arjan A kind of mountain almond arzhang/arjang The house of painter MAni; A

character in Shahnameh (a Turanian champion, killed by Tus)

arzin - asad (A) Lion Asef (A) Name of the minister of Solomon;

wise asghar (A) Small ashkAn Name of the 3rd dynasty of

Persian kings aslAn (T) Lion atA To give atAbak Grand vazir; prime minister; the

lord; father (in Turkish) Atash Fire AtashbAn /Atashbon Guardian of fire Atashband - AtilA Name of the Hun's king which

attacked the Roman empire Aurang/Orang A throne; wisdom, understanding;

beauty AvgAn A character in Shahnameh (Name

of a warrior in Ferydoon's army) Avand -

/ Ayaz / ayAz (T) Name of Sultan Mahmood's famous royal servant; Night breeze

Aydin /Idin (T) Clear; enlightened; illuminated, bright



AytAn/Aytun (T) Speaker AzAd Free AzarAn Name of a small Zoroastrian fire

temple AzardAd - Azarang Bright, shining, flame-colored, red Azarbod The god of fire Azartash = Azartush A salamander azim Big, great aziz (A) Precious, dear

B Top BAbak/Bobak/Bobac Name of the father of Ardeshir

(founder of the Sassanid dynasty); little father; faithful

BahAdor (T) Brave, honorable BahAr Spring Bahman Name of the 11th month of the

Iranian calendar; Name of a couple of characters in Shahnameh (One of Esfandiyar's sons)

BahmanyAr Name of a student of AvicennA BahAmin/BahAmeen Spring BahrAm Name of a couple of Sassani

kings; Name of a couple of characters in Shahnameh; also the planet Mars

BakhtiAr Name of a tribe; name of a place in southern Iran

BaktAsh (T) The elder, grandee of a tribe; Precious, dear; Name of one of the kings of Kharazm

BalAsh Name of a Sassanid King BAmdAd Early morning; Name of Mazdak's

father BAmeen/BAmin Bright, radiant; A town in HarAt

(in today's Afghanistan) BamshAd Famous musician during the

Sassanid Dynasty BanAn (A) Tips of the fingers BArAn Rain BArbod Famous musician during the

Sassanid Dynasty BardiA/BardiyA Name of Kourosh the Great's son

who was also Darius I's father-in-law

Barid Courier, messenger Barin Eminent; Supreme; Pleasant; the

north-east wind; name of a fire temple

BArin (T) Strength, power BarkhiA (A) The father of Asef



BArmAn A character in Shahnameh (Name of one of Afrasiyab's generals)

Barmac/Barmak Name of a noble and famous Iranian family from Khorasan who served as great vazir during Harun al-Rashid

BarsAm Great fire Basim (A) Smiling Barzin = Borzin Fire; Name of an ancient fire

temple; Name of an ancient champion of Iran

Bashir (A) A messenger of good news BAshu Lizard

Basir (A) Wise Bastam/Bastom Coral BAstin/Bostin Patient BAvand Iranian dynasty that ruled

Tabaristan in what is now northern Iran (Mazandaran)

BAvar - BAvard Name of a hero, and the city (was

in the vicinity of Neishabur) founded by him

BAzAn - BAzyAr/BozyAr A falconer; a farmer BAzur/BAzoor A character in Shahnameh (The

TurAnian sorcerer) Behboud (Z) Healthy BehdAd Excellent gift; Of good birth Behdin Good rite; Of good religion Behfar Having good dignity BehjAn - BehkAm Good wish Behmard Good man BehnAm Reputable (someone with

honorable name) BehniA Having good ancestry Behnood/Behnoud - Behpour Good son BehrAd Charitable person, giver of

goodness Behrang Good color Behrokh Handsome face Behrouz Fortunate, lucky BehzAd Of good birth; Of noble family BelkA (T) Knowledgeable BinA Seeing, clear-sighted Bizhan/Bijan A character in Shahnameh (Giv's

son and Manijeh's husband) BorjAsb Possessor of tall and lean horses BornA Young, youthful Borzin Name of a couple of characters in



Shahnameh (An Iranian warrior) Borzoo/Borzu A character in Shahnameh

(Sohrab's son) Bozorgmehr = Buzarjomehr Name of the prime minister of

Anushiravan, King of Persia Borzouyeh/Borzuyeh Iranian physician of Sassanid

period (he translated "Pancha Tantra" from Sanskrit into Persian and named it "Kelileh and Demneh")

C Top CAren/KAren = CAran/KAran Warrior, brave; A character in

Shahnameh (Kaveh's son) ChakAd/ChekAd Top, crown of the head; a shield Changiz/Changeez Chengiz Khan/ Gengiz Khan ChAvosh (T) A sergeant; a herald; the leader

of a caravan Cyrus/Siroos/Cirus Kourosh, first king of Iran,

founder of the the Achaemenids dynasty and the Persian empire

D Top DAdbeh ? DAdbin - DAdfar - DAdmehr - DAdvar Just; judge DAnA Knowledgeable DAnesh/Donesh Knowledge DAniAl/DAniyAl/DoniyAl (A) Daniel Danush Name of a character in 'Vameq

and Ozra' by Onsori DAbA Gold in Zand DAmoon - DArA Darius, Dariush; Wealthy; One

who has kindness; A character in Shahnameh (The 9th king of the mythical Kianian dynasty, who was DArAb's son)

DArAb Darius, Dariush; One who has kindness; A character in Shahnameh (The 8th king of the mythical Kianian dynasty who was Bahman's son)

DAriush/Daryush Darius; Name of 3 Persian kings of the Achaemenids dynasty; One who has kindness

DArmAn Name of one of Khosrow-parviz's (Sassanid) general

DAtis Name of an Achamenid general (Darius I's) who commanded the Persian troop in the Battle of Marathon



DAvar Judge DAvood (A) David DAriAn/DAryAn/DAriyAn/DArion Name of a village in Iran's Fars

province; Name of a place in Iran's East Azarbaijan province; Name of a village in Iran's Kurdistan province

DAryA/ DAriyA One who has (or drives) a war chariot

DaryAdel/ DariyAdel - DelAvar Brave Delir Brave

/ DiyAko/DiAco The founder of the Medes tribe Dowlat/Dolat

E Top Ebi (A) Paternal

EbrAhim (A) Abraham Edris - EghbAl (A) Good fortune EhsAn (A) Goodness EmAd (A) Confidence EnAyat (A) To Try ErfAn (A) Knowing; Knowledge Esfandyar/Esfandiar/IsfandyAr = EspandyAr A character in Shahnameh

(GoshtAsb's son) EsmAeel (A) Ishmael (son of Abraham)

F Top Failak/Faylak A double-headed arrow Faraj Joy FarAmarz Keeper of a citadel or fortress; A

character in Shahnameh (Rostam's son)

FarAmin Orders, mandates FarAz Above, up, upon, on the top

FarAzmon/FarazmAn An order, command Farbod Right, orthodox FardAd Having the light of God FardAn Unique; one FardAt Name of Khashayar's (Xerxes)

nephew Fardid Former, prior Fardin Abbreviation of the Iranian month

Farvardin Fardis Paradise FarhAd A character from NezAmi's epic

"Khosrow & Shirin (a famed stone-cutter who was in love with Shirin, the wife of the Sassani king Khosrow Parviz II.); A character in Shahnameh

Farhad (A) A handsome youth



FarhAn - Farhang Good-breeding Farhood/Farhoud Handsome boy; lion cub FariAn - Fariborz A character in Shahnameh (son of

Kay-kavus) Farid Unique FarimAn /Farimun Name of town in Iran (in

Khorassan province) FarinAm Glorious name Faris (A) Horseman, knight Farivar Right, orthodox FarjAd Excellent, eminent in learning FarjAm Fortunate FarkhAd Victorious FarlAs Soul of the sphere of Mercury Farnod/Farnad Power, strength FarnAm Glorious name Farnoud Proof, reason Farrokh Happy, fortunate FarrokhzAd Happily born; A character in

Shahnameh (One of Bahram choobineh and Khosrow parviz's generals)

FarsAd Wise FarshAd Soul of the sphere of Mercury Farshid/Farsheed Bright as the sun; A character in

Shahnameh (brother of Piran) Farshidvard - Farshin - FartAsh/Fartosh Being, existence

/ Fartous/Fartouss A character in Shahnameh (Name of one of Afrasiyab's general)

Farvad A character in Shahnameh; descent; proud

Farvardin First month of Iranian calendar Farvartish Name of Medes king FAryA/FAriA ? FaryAn Name of a king FarzAd Splendid birth FarzAm Worthy, befitting FarzAn Wise Farzin/Farzeen Learned FAtak Name of Mani's father FAzel (A) Learned Ferdows Paradise Fereydoon/Feraydoon/Fereidoon/Feraidoon A character in Shahnameh (A

king of the mythical Pishdadi dynasty who saved the Aryans)

Firouz/Firooz/Firuz Victorious; Name of a Sassani King

Foroohar/Forouhar Essence



Foroud/Forood/Froud Characters in Shahnameh (Siavosh and Jarireh's son; also name of Shirin and Khosrow Parviz's son); descent; proud

G Top GarshAsb A character in Shahnameh

= GaumAtA = GomAtA Giv A character in Shahnameh

(Goudarz's son) GhAder Able Ghadir (A) A sword Ghalandar Dervish GhAsem (A) A distributor Gheysar (A) Caesar, an emperor GhobAd Name of Sassani king; A character

in Shahnameh Ghodrat Strength Gorgin A character in Shahnameh

GoshtAsp =GoshtAsb Possessor of many horses; Name of an ancient king of Persia (Dariush's father); also name of a character in Shahnameh

Goudarz/Gudarz/Goodarz Name of 2 kings of the AshkAniAn(Parthian) dynasty; Name of a bird; also a character in Shahnameh

Gorazm A character in Shahnameh GoushAsb Name of a king

= Gurang = Kurang A character in Shahnameh H Top

Habib (A) Friend HAdi (A) Guide, leader HAfez Protector

Hajir A character in Shahnameh HAmAn Name of man in Khashayar's royal

court; also name of Abraham's brother

HamdAt Name of HamAn's father HAmed (A) One who praises HAmi Protector, defender Hamid (A) Praiseworthy HAmoon/HAmoun A plain HAni (A) Happy , content HArun (A) Aaron (brother of Moses); chief;

leader HAshem (A) - Hassan (A) Good HAtef (A) One who praises; a voice from

heaven; a guardian angel Hazhir/Hajir Dignity; praiseworthy; name of a

champion of Iran



HedAyat Guide HesAm (A) A sharp sword HeshAm (A) A generous youth Heydar (A) Lion HirAd Appearing fresh and healthy Hirbod (Z) A priest of a fire temple Hirmand Name of a river in Iran HirsA Pure, chaste, devout, holy HitAsb = Hitasp Possessor of shining horses Hivand Purity

Hojabr (A) - HomAyoon Royal, fortunate Hooman/Houman Having a good soul, good nature HoomAn/HoumAn A character in Shahnameh (Name

of one of Afrasiyab's generals) Hoomin/Hoomeen/Houmin - HoonAm/HounAm Of good name HooshAn/HoushAn Epiphany Hooshang/Houshang One who build's good houses; A

character in Shahnameh (The 2nd king of the mythical Pishdadi dynasty who was Siamak's son)

Hooshmand/Houshmand Wise HooshyAr/HoushyAr Wise Hootan/Houtan = HootanA/HoutanA Well bodied; An ally of King

Darius Hormoz Characters in Shahnameh

(Anoushiravan's son; also name Bahram-gur's grandson)

Hossein (A) Good HurdAd Gift of the sun

I Top IliyA (A) Elijah; Elia; Elias; Eliyah IlyAs/IliAs (A) Elias IlA A character in Shahnameh

(Afrasiab's son) Iraj / Eraj A character in Shahnameh

(Youngest son of Fereidoon); The sun

IrmAn Wish ImAn Faith IrAf Name of the father of ardA

IsfandyAr/EsfandyAr = IspandyAr A character in Shahnameh (Goshtasb's son)

Izad God; an angel J Top

JabbAr (A) Powerful; the Almighty; bone-setter

JahAn World JahAndAr Possessor of the world JahAnbakht -



JahAnbakhsh - JahAnbAn Potector of the world JahAnfar Splendor of the world JahAngir Conqueror of the world; A

character in Shahnameh (Rostam's son)

JahAnmehr Kindness of the world JahAnshAd The cause of the world's

happiness JahAnshah King/Emperor of the world JahAnshir (K) - JahAnsooz Affection of the world JahAnyAr Companion of the world Jafar (A) A river; Also name of 6th Imam of

the Shitte Muslims JalAl (A) Greatness Jalil (A) Noble; Great JamAl (A) Being fair

JAmAsb (Z) Possesor of strong horses; Name of Zartosht's son-in-law and Porochista's husband

JAmi - Jamshid A character in Shahnameh (The

3rd king of the mythical Pishdadi dynasty) ;Handsome

JavAd (A) Liberal JavAnshir (K) Name of Sassani king (son of

Khosrow Parviz) JAvid Living forever JouyA/JuyA A seeker, inquirer ; A character in

Shahnameh (see Jouyan) JouyAn/JuyAn A seeker, inquirer; A character in

Shahnameh (a Mazandarani warrior)

K Top Kahayoun -

KalbAd/Kalbod/Calbod A character in Shahnameh (A mighty man of TurAn, killed by Fariborz)

KamAl Perfection, excellence, completion, utmost level

KAmbakhsh Giving the enjoyment of one's desires

KAmbiz Fortunate KAmbin Fortunate, happy, content,

successful in every wish KAmbod Great wish

KAmboziA = Kamboojieh = KambojiA Cambyses; Name of Kourosh's father and Name of 2 kings of the Achaemenid dynasty

KAmdin/KAmdean KAmkAr/KAmcar Name of a rose of intense red



KAmrAn Successful, fortunate KAmshAd Happy wish/desire KAmvar Successful, fortunate, victorious

KAmous A character in Shahnameh (one of AfrasiyAb's generals)

KAmyAr Successful Karim (A) Generous KarimAn A character in Shahnameh KarimdAd (A) God given KasrA /CasrA A character in Shahnameh Katibeh (A) An army KavAd Name of a Sassanid king KAvAn (K) Rock KAveh A character in Shahnameh (a

mythical blacksmith who saved the Iranian kingdom)

KAviAn Name of the flag of Kaveh (in Shahnameh)

KAvoos/KAvous =Kaykavoos/Kai-kAvus/KaykAvus KayAn A star KayhAn The world KayvAn/KeyvAn World, universe; The planet

Saturn; A character in Shahnameh (a treasurer of Bahram-gur's era)

KAzem (A) A man who hides his anger; also name of 8th Imam of the Shiites

KeshvAd A character in Shahnameh (Gudarz's father)

KayghobAd / Keyghobad A character in Shahnameh (The first king of the mythical Kianian dynasty)

KaykAvoos/Kai-kAvus/KaykAvus Possessor of springs (water); Noble; Desires ; A character in Shahnameh (The 2nd king of the mythical Kianian dynasty who was Sudabeh's husband, and Siavash's father)

Kay-khosrow/Kay-khosro = Key-khosrow Noble, nobility; A character in Shahnameh (The 3rd king of the mythical Pishdadi dynasty who was Siavash's son and KaykAvus' grandson)

KhashAyAr Name of a couple of Persian kings of the Achaemenid dynasty; Xerxes

KhazarvAn A character in Shahnameh KhodAdAd God-given; gift of God Khorsand Content Khosrow/Khosro Having a good name; Name of

many of the Sassani kings; A character in Shahnameh

KiA King, protector, defender



KiAn/KiyAn = KayAn The kings; the name of the 2nd dynasty of Persian kings

KiAnoosh = KayAnoosh A character in Shahnameh (Fereydoon's brother)

Kay-Armin A character in Shahnameh (Kay-ghobad's fourth son)

KiAnoush/Keyanoush A character in Shahnameh (One of Fereydoun's older brothers)

/ KiArash Son of an Iranian prince KiAvash Royal; like a king Kiumars/Keyumars A character in Shahnameh (First

king of the mythical Pishdadi dynasty)

KoohyAr Name of Maziar's brother KooshA/KoushA Diligent KooshAn/KoushAn Diligent KoshyAr/ KoushyAr Name of the physician under

whom Avicenna studied medicine Kourang = Gurang A character in Shahnameh Kourosh/Kurosh Name of first king of Iran,

founder of the the Achaemenids dynasty and the Persian empire

Kouros (G) Kourosh L Top

Leiss (A) A lion LesAn (A) Speech; An interpreter LohrAsb Possessing a fast horse; A

character in Shahnameh (name of a king and Goshtasb's father)

M Top Maghsoud Intended, desired MAhAn - MahdAd A name during the Achaemenid

era MAher Expert MahrAm Tamed by the moon Mahbod = Mahbood Name of Anoushiravan's minister

(vizier) Mahmood/Mahmoud (A) Praised MahrA - Mahvand Possessing the moon MahvAr Like the moon (resembling the

moon in beauty) MahyAr Friend of the moon, the moon's

companion MahyAz = MehyAz A character in Shahnmeh (A

wrestler of Turan) Majid (A) Great, honourable MAkAn One of the commanders of the

army of the SAmAnian dynasty Malek King Malik (A) King



ManAk One of Khosrow Parviz's (Sassanian) commanders

MAni/MAnee A painter who later claimed to be a prophet, and the founder of Manichaeism

Manouchehr/Manoochehr Of a warrior family, descent ; A character in Shahnameh (The 6th king of the mythical Pishdadi dynasty)

MAnoush/MAnoosh A character in Shahnameh (Lohrasb's grandfather)

Mansoor/Mansour (A) Defended, protected by God Mardas/Mardaas A character in Shahnameh (A

good and righteous man who was Zahak's father)

Mardavij Name of the founder of the Ziyarid dynasty

MartiyA Warrior; a rebel from Elam who fought against the Persian King Darius I

MarvAn - MarzbAn = MarzvAn Border guard Massoud (A) Fortunate, prosperous, happy Matin/ Mateen(A) Firm, solid MAzAr Name of a Medes general in

charge of Kourosh's army MazdA ? Mazdak A famous man during Sassanian

period and founder of Mazdakism MAziAr Name of a historical Persian

general of Tabaristan (now called Mazandaran)

Mehdi = Mahdi (A) Guided MehrAb A character in Shahnameh

(Roudabeh's father) MehrabAn (Z) Kind MehrAd - Mehrak Name of a warrior during

Ardeshir's (Sassanid) reign; Name of Shapour I's (Sassanid) father-in-law; Sun

MehrAm - MehrAn A character in Shahnameh Mehrang ? Mehrashk - MehrdAd Gift of the sun MehregAn Autumn MehrnAm - Mehrnoosh A character in Shahnameh (one of

EsfandiyAr's son) MehrsAd - MehrshAd Shining sun MehrtAsh Like the sun



Mehrvand Having kindness and friendship Mehrvarz - MehryAr Kind MehrzAd The offspring of the sun; born of

the son Meisam/Maysam/Maisam (A) Beauty MehyAr ? MekAbiz = Megabiz Name of one of Dariush's generals MiAd (A) Place of worship MilAd Name of a champion of Iran;

birth; Christmas; A character in Shahnameh

MirzA A Prince; gentleman MisAgh (A) A promise Moeen (A) Assistant, supporter

Moez - Mohammad (A) Highly praised; also name of the

Prophet of Islam Mohaymen (A) Protector Mohsen (A) One who does good MojtabA (A) Chosen MorAd Desire, wish

MortezA (A) Chosen MousA/MusA A companion MustafA (A) Chosen

N Top NAder (A) Rare Najid (A) Bold, brave NAmdAr Famous NAmi Illustrious, celebrated NAmvar Famous NarimAn A character in Shahnameh (ZAl's

grandfather) Narsi = Nersi Name of a Sassani king ;

Characters in Shahnameh (Gudarz's son; also name an AshkaniAn king)

NAser (A) Assister, friend NashvAd A character in Shahnameh Nasir (A) Defender Nasih (A) Faithful; an adviser Nastour A character in Shahnameh

(Goshtasb's brother) Navand Messenger, courier Navid = Novid Glad tidings, good news Nemat (A) A blessing Neyram =NarimAn NezAm (A) Order, discipline Nik Good NikA Name of a river in Iran NikAv -



NikAhang Good music NikAn/Neekon Good men NiknAm/Niknom Having a good name NikniA Nikrooz Good day NikzAd Of good birth NimA Small NimAd/Nimod Good Judgement; The ability of

good judgment NinAd/Ninod Patience Nirou/Niroo Strength NiushA/NiyushA/NiyooshA A listener Niv Bold, brave NivAd Courage, bravery Nivand Understanding NivrAd/Nivrod Order, arrangement Nivtour Pride NivzAd Son of a hero Norouz/Norooz New day Nosrat (A) Victory Nozar A character in Shahnameh (The

7th king of the mythical Pishdadi dynasty who was one Manouchehr's son)

Nozhan/Nojan A pine tree Nouri Light

NoushirvAn Name of a king of Persia NoushzAd /NushzAd Happily born; A character in

Shahnameh (AnoushirvAn's son from his Christian wife)

NubAn/NoubAn A king's son Nuvin/Novin A prince; the most excellent of

anything NuyAn =NoyAn A prince

O Top OkhshAn Posessing bulls; An old Persian

name = OktAy (T) = OkhtAy (T) Name of one of Chengiz Khan's

son who was one of his 4 successors; One who stays with his tribe or people (in Azerbaijani)

OjAy (T) Tall Omid/Omeed Hope Orand Glory; A character in Shahnameh Orang/Aurang A throne; wisdom, understanding;

beauty Oshnar A character in Shahnameh

(KaykAvus' wise and cunning vizier)

Ozhan/Auzhan Hero, victorious Top



P Parang The luster of a glittering sword Pardis Paradise ParhAm Abraham PAriA/PAryA - PArsA Pure, chaste, devout, holy;

Persian Parshad - Parshand Warrior Parshin - PartAm Best PartAsh - Parviz Undefeatable; A character in

Shahnameh PAsAd/PAssAd Defense, preservation PAshA (T) A Turkish name meaning a lord Pashang = Pashan A character in Shahnameh

(AfrAsiyAb's father) PAtune/PAtoon/Potune/Potoon A falcon marked with a

distinguishing sign PayAm Message PAyandeh Long live PaydAfar/PeydAfar - PedrAm Adorned; glad, charming Peshang (K) Vanguard PezhmAn/PejmAn Broken-hearted, sad PuzhmAn/PujmAn Desire, wish Peyvand A connection, union PeymAn Promise PezhvAk An echo PirAn A character in Shahnameh (Name

of one of Afrasiyab's generals) Pirooz/Piruz/Pirouz Victorious; Name of a Sassanid

king; also a character in Shahnameh

PoulAd/PulAd Steel; a sword Pourang - PouriyA /PuriyA An Iranian warrior PouyA To search, searcher; running;

runner PouyAn To search, searcher; running;

runner R Top RAd/Rod Generous, brave, generous youth RAdbod/Rodbod Commander of war chariots RAdin/Rodin Free RAdmAn/Rodmon/RAdmon/RodmAn Munificent, generous RAdmanish/Rodmanish Munificent, generous RAdmehr/Rodmehr Name of one of Darius III's

generals RahA Free



RahAd A traveler; a note in music RahAm A character in Shahnameh

(Gudarz's son) Rahim (A) Merciful RahzAd Name of Khosrow Parviz's general RAji (A) Hopeful RakhshAn Flashing RAmbod Obedient RAmi (A) An archer RAmin A character in Shahnameh (One

of Kay-khosrow's son); A character in the Persian romantic epic "Vis & Ramin"

RAmtin Famous musician during the Sassanid Dynasty

RAmyAd Obedient RAmyAr Shepherd

Raouf/Ra'ouf/Raoof/Ra'oof (A) Kind RasAm Designer, painter RAstin True Rashid/Rasheed (A) Brave Rashin/Rasheen Gum of the Poplar tree; Name of

an ancestor of Afrasiyab Rasoul/Rasool (A) Apostle RAyAn/ Ryon/RyAn Kings RAzAn (K) Adorned RAzbAn A confidant; a privy counsellor RAzi A famous Persian alchemist,

scientist and philosopher Razin Strong RezA (A) Consent, agreement; Name of 8th

Imam of Shi'ites RohAm A character in Shahnameh

(Goudarz's son); Guardian Rokneddin Pillar of religion Roozbeh/Ruzbeh /Rouzbeh Fortunate; A character in

Shahnameh (name of Bahram-gur's counsillor of state)

RoshAk /RushAk/Roushok Bright; Name of Daruis' general who fought against Alexander the great

RoshAn Light Rostam /Rustam A hero and warrior in Shahnameh Royin/Rouin Brazen; A character in

Shahnameh (PirAn's son who was killed by Bijan)

= RykA/RAykA = RikA/ReekA Handsome boy; beloved, wished for, desired; boy (in Mazandarani)

S Top SabA (A) A gentle breeze SAber (A) Patient



SAbet Stable, firm SAdegh (A) Sincere SadrA/Sadri Chief seat, judge Sa'ed/Saed (A) Helper Saeed Happy, prosperous, lucky

SahAb (A) Companions Sahand A mountain in Azarbaijan SAhel (A) Beach, shore SalAh (A) Integrity

SalAhedin (A) The righteousness of the faith SAlAr Leader Salim (A) Perfect Salm A character in Shahnameh

(Fereydoon's eldest son) Salmak Name of a melody in Persian

music (a gusheh of dastgah-e Shur)

SalmAn (A) Name of a friend of Ali; Name of an herb (Oriental wormwood)

SAm/SAlm A character in Shahnameh (NarimAn's son and Rostam's grandfather)

Samad A lord, chief SAmAn Tranquility; order, arrangement;

welfare; a good disposition Samand A noble steed; an arrow SAmi High, Elevated SAmin Name of a village in Iran Samir (A) Entertaining companion

SamrAd/Samrod Imagination, thoughts SAmyAr (Z) An old Zorastrian name Sanjar (T) Prince, emperor, king; Name of a

Sultan of the Seljuk dynasty SArang A small black bird SardAr A general Sarir Rainbow Sarmad Forever Sarmand - SarvAd Ode, song SAsAn/SAssAn Name of the grandfather of

Ardeshir, founder of the Sassanid dynasty

SAtrAp/SAtrop Satrap SattAr (A) Concealer

SAtyAr SAviz Of good morals or temper Sedigh (A) A sincere friend Sepand Wild rue; name of a mountain SepantA Holy

SepantemAn/SpantemAn Surname of Zartosht SepandAr A character in Shahnameh

(Gushtasp's son)



Sepehr Sky, the heavens, celestial globe SerAj (A) Luminary; the sun

ShabAviz Owl Shabdiz Name of Khosrow Parviz's

(Sassanid king) horse; Black as night

ShAdAn Happy, cheerful ShAdmehr Kind; Cheerful Shadrokh Cheerful face ShAdrouz Joyous day ShAdvard Halo round the moon; royal

throne; name of a note in music ShahAb Shooting star, meteor ShahbAl Longest feather in the wing of a

bird ShahbAz Royal falcon Shahbod ShahdAd Given by the king ShAhed Witness ShAhin Falcon ShahkAm The king's wish ShahnAm King's name Shahpar The longest feather in a bird ShahrAb - ShahrAd Brave king ShahrAm The king's obedient subject ShahrbarAz = ShahrvarAz An Iranian army commander

during Sassanid dynasty ShahrdAd Gift of the city ShahriAr/ShahryAr The King ShAhrokh Name of a Timurid king

(Teymour's son); Title given to sons of nobility; the horn of a rhinoceros

Shahruz/Shahrooz A great river ShAhvar - ShahyAr Friend of the king Shamil The north wind ShamsA Sun, sunlight ShApour/Shapur = Shahpour/Shahpur Son of the king, prince; Name of

4 Sassani kings; A character in Shahnameh (One of Manouchehr's warriors)

Sharif (A) Noble; holy Sharoud Halo round the moon

Sharzeh Strong ShAyA Worthy ShAyAn/ShyAn Worthy, deserving, meriting ShAygAn Worthy; anything worthy of a king

or great man Shervin = Sharvin Name of a couple of kings of the

Bavand dynasty (which ruled



Tabaristan in what is now northern Iran (Mazandaran)

Shidasb = Shidasp A character in Shahnameh (Goshtasb's son); Possessor of shining horses

Shideh A character in Shahnameh (AfrAsiyAb's son)

Shidfar Glory of the sun Shidoush A character in Shahnameh

(Goudarz's son, and brother of Giv)

Shirouyeh - ShirvAn = ShervAn Name of a city (a former Persian

province in Caucasus, which is now part of Republic of Azerbaijan)

ShirzAd Brave, courageous ShojA Brave ShowAn = ShwAn (K) Shepherd ShowlAn (K) Lasso SiAmak Black-haired man; A character in

Shahnameh (Kiumars' son) SiAvosh = Siavash A character in Shahnameh (Kay-

kavus' son) SirmAn/Sirmon A ruby; embroidered silk SinA (A) Sinai SinAm Name of a fabled mountain with a

pillared treasure-house SivA An apple Soheil/Sohail (A) Name of a star SohrAb A character in Shahnameh

(Rostam's son); Rosy glow SoleymAn (A) Solomon SoorAn /SourAn/SurAn A starling

= / SornA/SurnA = SornAy A Persian Oboe SorenA/SurenA Iranian military leader during

AshkAnian(Parthian) dynasty Soroush/Sorush Messenger angel Soshiant/Soshyant/Sushiant/Sushyant (Z) The (final world) Savior Sotoudeh Blessed SufarA/SoufarA A character in Shahnameh (Name

of Kayghobad's vizir) T Top TAbAl Name of an Iranian commander

of Kurosh the Great; Stable, strong

TahA - Tahmin Brave Tahamtan Powerful, mighty TAher (A) Pure, chaste, clean

TahmAseb A character in Shahnameh (last king of the PishdAdi dynasty);



Having a strong horse Tahmouress/Tahmooress Brave; A character in Shahnameh

(Houshang's son and Jamshid's father)

TAj Crown TAjfar - TAjvar King TalimAn A character in Shahnameh (Name

of a warrior in Fereydoon's army) Teymour/Teymoor/Teymur/Taymoor (T) Iron; Name of the founder of the

Timurid dynasty / Tinoush A character in Shahnameh

Tishtar Angel presiding over the star Sirius, which also directs the rain.

TirAn Arrows; Name of a king of AshkAniAn (Parthian) dynasty

Tirbod - TirdAd Name of a king of AshkAniAn

(Parthian) dynasty Tirgar - TirnAm - TorAb Soil

/ ToufAn/ToofAn (A) Storm Touraj/Tooraj = Tour/Toor A character in Shahnameh (One

of Fereydoon's son who became the king of Tour)

Tourak An Iranian hero / Tous /Tus/ Touss Name of a city in Khorasan

province (Ferdowsi's birthplace); A character in Shahnameh (Name of a great Iranian general, son of King Nozar)

Toutak/Tutak A money-chest; Name of a plant (cat-tail grass)

U Top UrumAn (T) Forest UshAh Dawn Utabar Intelligent , wise UtAnA = OtAnA An ally of King Darius I; One who

has a good figure V Top

VafA (A) Loyalty, faithfulness VahAb (A) A giver Vahbod - Vahdat (A) Unity Vahid (A) Unique Vahraz Name of one of Anoushiravan's

generals Vajih (A) Of noble presence; handsome VAlA Eminent, respectable



VAleh - VandAd - VAriAn/VAriyAn Name of a place in Iran VArtAn Name of a Persian king VAroozh - VarfAn A mediator VarjAvand Strong VarshAsb ? VirAf Name of the father of ardA Vishpar -

VishtAsb Name of the father of King Darius I; Possessor of many horses

Visseh A character in Shahnameh (the father of PirAn, Afrasiab's commander-in-chief)

VornA Young, youthful VoryA (K)

Voshmgir Name of a king; quail-catcher Y Top

Yaghoub (A) Jacob YahyA (A) John Yamin (A) Strength; power; blessing YArAn A friend; a polite well-spoken

man; a jovial companion YAri Friendship YAshAr (T) Existing or living (in Azerbaijani) YAvand King YAvar A friend, companion YAzAn Of tall stature YazdAn Name of the spirit of goodness

YazdAnbakhsh Name of the vazir of Hormoz YazdAndfar The splendor of God Yazdgerd The name 3 kings of the Sassanid

dynasty Youness (A) Jonas/Jonah Yousef (A) Joseph

Z Top ZAb To be helpful; Strong; A character

in Shahnameh (The 8th king of the mythical Pishdadi dynasty who was Nozar's son)

ZAdfar Glorious birth ZAdmehr The offspring of the sun; born of

the son ZAhed (A) Devout ZakariA Zachary/Zachariah ZAl A character in Shahnameh

(Rostam's father) Zafar (A) Victory ZAmyAd Name of the 28th day of the

Persian month; also of its



presiding angel Zand The book of Zardosht

Zarasp = Zarasb Characters in Shahnameh (Manouchehr's son; also the name of the son of Touss); Having a golden horse

Zarir A character in Shahnameh (Goshtasp's brother)

Zartosht Zoroaster; Golden Star ZarvAn = Zurvan (Z) Time ; The god of time ZarvAnd ZAvar Powerful, mighty; The planet

Venus ZavAreh A character in Shahnameh

(Rostam's brother) ZharfA Depth ZhAzeh ? Zhakfar Very patient ZhAmak Small poem ZhiAn Formidable ZhiAnfar Formidable Zhoubin/Joubin A sort of spear ZiA Light

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