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Pages in category "Persian-language surnames" The following 179 pages are in this category, out of 179 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abedzadeh;
Persian-language surnames (179 P) D. Dari-language surnames (9 P) O. Ossetian-language surnames (9 P) T. Tajik-language surnames (25 P) Pages in category "Iranian ...
Pages in category "Surnames of Iranian origin" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abarghouei;
Since the adoption of surnames, Ahmadi has become the most popular surname in Iran. [3] In many cases people were known by the name of the district, city, town, or even the village from which they came by using the locality's name as a suffix, for example: Nuri, Khorasani, Mazandarani, Kordestani, Tehrani, Esfahani, Gilani, Hamedani, and Shirazi.
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The name is derived from the Persian word for "Monday" (du two + shamba or shanbe day, lit. "day two") and refers to the fact that it was a popular Monday marketplace. Garm The name is derived from the Gharmi people, and Iranian people. Kofarnihon The name comes from the Persian کافر نهان, literally meaning "place where unbelievers hide ...
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Persian-language surnames (172 P) Pages in category "Persian-language names" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.