Male Persian Names

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1. AHRIMAN: "Devil; evil spirit." Middle Persian form of Avestan Angra Mainyu, myth name of the god of darkness, death and destruction, and the number one enemy of Ahura Mazda.

2. AHURA MAZDA: "Divinity of wisdom." Persian myth name of the uncreated creator of everything in the universe, whose archenemy is Ahriman. In Avestan, Ahura is the term for a good divinity. Mazda stands for wisdom.

3. AHURAMAZDA: Variant of Ahura Mazda, "divinity of wisdom."

4. AKBAR: Persian name meaning "great."
5. ALBORZ: Persian name derived from a mountain in northern Iran, the Alborz, called the Haraborzaiti or Hazaborzaiti by the Hindus. Meaning is unknown.
6. ALBURZ: Variant of Persian Alborz, of unknown meaning.
7. ANGRA MAINYU: "Evil spirit; devil." Persian myth name of the source of all evil, and the twin brother and main enemy of the god Ahura Mazda. 
8. ARAMAZD: Variant of Persian Ahura Mazda, meaning "divinity of wisdom."
9. ARDASHIR: Modern form of Persian Artakhshathra, meaning "righteous ruler."
10. ARTAKHSHATHRA: "Righteous ruler." Old form of Persian Ardashir. This was the name of a 3rd century king who founded the Sassanian empire.
11. ASHTAD: Persian name meaning "justice."
12. BABAK: Persian name meaning "little father."
13. BAHADUR: Persian form of Turkish Baghatur, meaning "warrior."
14. BAHMAN: Persian word and legend name of an angel, meaning "avalanche."
15. BAHRAM: Persian personal name, and name for the planet Mars, meaning "victory."
16. BARAZ: Persian name meaning "exalted."
17. BEHNAM: Persian name meaning "reputable."
18. BEHRAM: Variant of Persian Bahram, meaning "victory."
19. BEHRUZ: Persian name meaning "fortunate; good day."
20. DARA: Nickname for Persian Darayavahush, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy."
21. DARAWESH: Abbreviated form of Persian Darayavahush, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy."
22. DARAYAVAHUSH (Dârayavahush): "Possesses a lot; wealthy." Persian name composed of the elements dâraya "to possess" and vahu "good."
23. DELSHAD: Persian name meaning "happy heart."
24. DILSHAD: Variant of Persian Delshad, meaning "happy heart."
25. ELBURZ: Variant of Persian Alborz. Meaning unknown.
26. FARIDOON: Persian legend name meaning "thrice strong."
27. FEROZE: Variant of Persian Firuz, meaning "successful."
28. FIROZ: Variant of Persian Firuz, meaning "successful."
29. FIRUZ: Persian name meaning "successful."
30. FRAVARDIN: Persian name meaning "guardian spirit."
31. GUL: Persian name meaning "rose."
32. GULBAHAR: Persian name meaning "spring rose."
33. HEYDAR: Persian form of Arabic Haidar, meaning "lion."
34. HORMAZD: Variant of Persian Ahura Mazda, "divinity of wisdom."
35. HORMIZD: Variant of Persian Ahura Mazda, "divinity of wisdom."
36. HORMUZD: Variant of Persian Ahura Mazda, "divinity of wisdom."
37. JAHAN: Persian name meaning "world."
38. JAHANGIR: Persian name meaning "world-conqueror."
39. JAMSHAD: Variant of Persian Jamshed, possibly meaning "shining river."
40. JAMSHED: Persian name, possibly meaning "shining river."
41. JAMSHEED: Variant of Persian Jamshed, possibly meaning "shining river."
42. JAVAID: Variant of Persian Javed, meaning "eternal."
43. JAVED: Persian name derived from the word jawid, meaning "eternal."
44. KAMBAUJIYA: Variant of Persian Kambujiya, probably meaning "handsome king."
45. KAMBOUJIYA: Variant of Persian Kambujiya, probably meaning "handsome king."
46. KAMBUJIYA: Persian form of Greek Cambyses, probably meaning "handsome king."
47. KHODADAD: "God-given." Persian name composed of the elements khoda "god, lord" and dad "given."
48. KHORSHED: Variant of Persian unisex Khurshid, meaning "sun." 
49. KHORVASH: Persian form of Cyrus, meaning "like the sun." 
50. KHSHAYARSHA: Persian name meaning "ruler over heroes." 
51. KHURSHID: Persian unisex name meaning "sun."
52. KIANOUSH: Persian name derived from the word kian, meaning "royal."
53. KOROUSH: Variant of Persian Khorvash, meaning "like the sun."
54. KURUSH (Kűrush): Persian form of Cyrus, meaning "like the sun."
55. MEHRDAD: Persian name meaning "gift of the sun."
56. MIRZA: Persian name meaning "prince."
57. MITHRA: Persian myth name of the son of Ahura Mazda, which ultimately derives from the proto-Indo-Iranian word *mitra, meaning "contract, covenant, friend, oath, treaty," itself from the root mi- "to bind," all of which seems to indicate the basic meaning "alliance; a means of binding."
58. NAVEED: Persian name meaning "good news."
59. NAVID: Variant of Persian Naveed, meaning "good news."
60. OHRMAZD: Variant of Persian Ahura Mazda, meaning "divinity of wisdom."
61. OMID: Persian unisex name meaning "hope."
62. ORMAZD: Variant of Persian Ahura Mazda, meaning "divinity of wisdom."
63. PAPAK: Variant of Persian Babak, meaning "little father."
64. PARVAIZ: Persian name meaning "fortunate."
65. PARWIZ: Variant of Persian Parvaiz, meaning "fortunate."
66. PAYAM: Persian name meaning "message."
67. RASHNE: Persian name meaning "judge."
68. ROSHAN: Persian unisex name meaning "bright, light."
69. SAROSH: Persian name meaning "prayer."
70. SHADI: Persian name meaning "happiness."
71. SHAHJAHAN: "King of the world." Persian name composed of the elements shah "king" and jahan "world."
72. SHAHPUR: Persian name meaning "son of the king."
73. SHAHRIAR: Persian name meaning "lord."
74. SHAHRIVAR: Persian name meaning "desirable power."
75. SHAHROKH: Persian name meaning "royal face."
76. SHAHZAD: Persian name meaning "prince."
77. SHER: Persian name meaning "lion."
78. SIAVUSH: Persian name meaning "possesses black stallions."
79. SINBAD: Variant of Persian Sindbad, possibly meaning "lord of sages."
80. SINDBAD: Original form of Persian Sinbad, legend name of a sailor who had numerous fantastic adventures, possibly derived from Sanskrit Siddhapati, meaning "lord of sages." 
81. SOHRAB: Persian name meaning "bright, shining."
82. URVAKHSHA: Persian name meaning "cheerful."
83. ZARATHUSTRA: "One who owns golden/yellow camels." Persian name composed of the elements zaray "old" and ustra "camel." 

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