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Persian names

13 names

Persian · Sanskrit

Arya

Noble; honorable

Familiar
Arabic · Persian · Urdu

Akram

Most generous

Uncommon
Irish · Khmer · Persian

Dara

Fruitful; fertile in the Irish name family

Uncommon
Arabic · Persian · Urdu

Hayat

Life

Uncommon
Persian · Arabic · Japanese

Rumi

From Rum, the old name for Anatolia

Uncommon
Persian

Taj

Crown

Uncommon
Arabic · Urdu · Persian

Almas

Diamond

Rare gem
Persian

Azar

Fire

Rare gem
Persian · Kurdish

Baran

Rain

Rare gem
Persian · Arabic

Firdaus

Paradise; heavenly garden

Rare gem
Persian

Mahtab

Moonlight

Rare gem
Persian · Sanskrit

Mitra

Friendship; covenant

Rare gem
Persian · Hindi · Urdu

Parvin

The Pleiades

Rare gem
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