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List of given names which are common in Iran (not necessarily from Iranian origin). Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. +
Pages in category "Iranian masculine given names" The following 95 pages are in this category, out of 95 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
3.1 Common male given names. 3.2 Common female given names. 3.3 Common surnames. 4 Name terminology. ... A Persian name, or an Iranian name, ...
Pages in category "Iranian feminine given names" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bahiyyih;
Nima (Persian: نیما) is a Persian male given name popular in Iran. It is also a popular female given name in India meaning "moon" and is derivative of the Sanskrit given name "Purnima", meaning "full" (pur) + "moon" (nima). It also has a meaning in old Tabari or Mazandarani, which is "chosen archer" and also simply "archer". [citation needed]
As an example, the use of the name "Iran" for Achaemenids in the Middle Persian book of Arda Viraf refers to the invasion of Iran by Alexander the Great in 330 BC. The Proto-Iranian term for Iran is reconstructed as *Aryānām (the genitive plural of the word *Arya); the Avestan equivalent is Airyanem (as in Airyanem Vaejah).
Bahar (Persian: بهار, lit. 'spring') in Persian appears as a feminine given name in Iran, Afghanistan and Turkey. It comes from the Middle Persian whʾl (wahār), which ultimately comes from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”). A similar name also appears in the Semitic languages albeit with a different meaning.
Shahin is Male or Female given name which is the Persian term for hawk or falcon, specifically the peregrine falcon.The name Shahin is a composite of two nouns: "shah" – king and "īn" – a sign of proportion, freedom, or "royal"; thus literally "king of the birds".