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AbAn

Abid
abbAs (A)

abou-ali

Abtin
Adar
Adel (A)

adlan
afrand
afrang

afrAsiAb/afrasiyAb
afshAr
afshin
ahad (A)
ahmad (A)
akbar (A)
alborz
ali (A)
ali-dAd
Altun = Altin (T)
alvand
amid (A)
amin (A)
amir (A)
amjad (A)
anoush
anoushiravAn
aprang
ArA
ArAd
ArAm
ArAn/Aron
Arang
ArAsp = ArAsb
Arash

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8th month of the Iranian
calendar; Name of a certain
angel

Spark, fire
Frowning, looking austere; Lion;
Name of
Mohammad's uncle

Avicenna, Name of a famous

Iranian scientist and philosopher
A character in Shahnameh
(Feraydoon's father)
Fire
Righteous

Splendor, glory
Splendor, glory

A character in Shahnameh (The

king of Turan)
Companion, partner
Name of an Iranian General
One; an individual
Most praiseworthy
Great
Name of a mountain range in Iran
High; also
Mohammad's son-inlaw
Gift of Ali
Golden
Name of mountain in Iran (near
Hamadan)
A great man
Honest
King, Emir
Most excellent, glorious
Eternal
Name of a Persian king
A character in Shahnameh (SAm's
son)
Ornament, decoration
Name of an angel
Quiet
A former Persian province in
Caucasus, which is now part of
the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Color
Name of one of
Kourosh's general
A hero in Persian folklore (a
celebrated archer); also a
character in Shahnameh (Kay-

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arashk

arshAmA

arashmid (G)
arastoo
ardA

ardalAn
ardavAn

ardeshir

ardoon/ardun
Aref (A)
arjAsp

arjAn

arjomand
ArmAn
Armin/Armeen = armin/armeen

armiyA
Armoun/Armun
arsalAn
arshad

arshAm

arshan

arshAn

arshAsb

arshiA
arsiA
ArtAbAz

ArtAn
artAy
Artin
Arteman

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ghobad's son, and Kavus'

brother)
The first king of the Ashkanian
dynasty
Name of the grandfather of King
Darius I
Archimedes
Arastotle

Name of a priest of the Magi

(during Sassanid period)
A Kurdish name
Name of many Parthian kings;
Name of
Dariush I's brother
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
Name of a Persian king
Wise, intelligent
A character in Shahnameh
(AfrasiyAb's grandson; name of a
Turanian champion); Possessor
of valuable horses
A kind of fir (tree); a kind of
mountain almond
Beloved, dear, noble
Ideal, hope, aspiration
A character in Shahnameh (Keyghobad's son)
Jeremiah
Earnest, pledge
Lion; Brave man
Head of a group; The marcasite
stone
Very strong; Name of
Dariush's
grandfather
Strong and brave man; A
character in Shahnameh (Kavous'
brother)
Name of an Iranian prince
(Ardeshir II's son)
Possessor of stallions; An old
Persian name
Throne
Throne
Name of Kurosh the Great's
commander of war chariots
Name of
Dariush's father-in-law
Strong
Name of a Medes king; Righteous
Name of Khashayar's (Xerxes)

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Arun
arvand

Arvin
AryA/AriA
AryAbod

AryAman

AryAno / AriAno
AryAmanesh
AryAn/AriAn

AryAnA/AriAnA
AryAramnA

AryAsb = AryAsp

Aryo-barzan

arzhan/arjan

arzhang/arjang

arzin
asad (A)
Asef (A)

asghar (A)
ashkAn

aslAn (T)
atA
atAbak

Atash
AtashbAn /Atashbon
Atashband
AtilA

Aurang/Orang

AvgAn

Avand
Ayaz / ayAz (T)
Aydin /Idin (T)

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brother
Amiable, attractive
Majesty, grandeur; A character in

Shahnameh(Lohrasb's father)
Experiment, trial
Aryan
Chief of the Aryans; Guardian of
the Aryans
Name of Khashayar's
(Achaemenid) naval commander
New Aryan
Of Aryan nature
Related, belonging to the AryAns
Related, belonging to the AryAns
Name of the great-grandfather of
King Darius I
Possessor of AryAn horses; Name
Kourosh the Great's general and
friend
Name of Darius III's general who
fought against Alexander's
invasion.
A kind of mountain almond
The house of painter
MAni; A
character in Shahnameh(a
Turanian champion, killed by
Tus)
Lion
Name of the minister of Solomon;
wise
Small
Name of the 3rd dynasty of
Persian kings
Lion
To give
Grand vazir; prime minister; the
lord; father (in Turkish)
Fire
Guardian of fire
Name of the Hun's king which
attacked the Roman empire
A throne; wisdom, understanding;
beauty
A character in Shahnameh(Name
of a warrior in Ferydoon's army)
Name of Sultan Mahmood's
famous royal servant; Night
breeze
Clear; enlightened; illuminated,
bright

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AytAn/Aytun (T)
AzAd
AzarAn
AzardAd
Azarang
Azarbod
Azartash = Azartush
azim
aziz (A)

BAbak/Bobak/Bobac

BahAdor (T)
BahAr
Bahman

BahmanyAr

BahAmin/BahAmeen
BahrAm

BakhtiAr

BaktAsh (T)

BalAsh
BAmdAd

BAmeen/BAmin

BamshAd

BanAn (A)
BArAn
BArbod

BardiA/BardiyA

Barid
Barin

BArin (T)
BarkhiA (A)

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Speaker
Free

Name of a small Zoroastrian fire

temple
Bright, shining, flame-colored, red
The god of fire
A salamander
Big, great
Precious, dear

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Name of the father of Ardeshir

(founder of the Sassanid
dynasty); little father; faithful
Brave, honorable
Spring
Name of the 11th month of the
Iranian calendar; Name of a
couple of characters in
Shahnameh (One of Esfandiyar's
sons)
Name of a student of
AvicennA
Spring
Name of a couple of Sassani
kings; Name of a couple of
characters in Shahnameh; also
the planet Mars
Name of a tribe; name of a place
in southern Iran
The elder, grandee of a tribe;
Precious, dear; Name of one of
the kings of Kharazm
Name of a Sassanid King
Early morning; Name of Mazdak's
father
Bright, radiant; A town in HarAt
(in today's Afghanistan)
Famous musician during the
Sassanid Dynasty
Tips of the fingers
Rain
Famous musician during the
Sassanid Dynasty
Name of
Kourosh the Great's son
who was also
Darius I's father-inlaw
Courier, messenger
Eminent; Supreme; Pleasant; the

north-east wind; name of a fire

temple
Strength, power
The father of Asef

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BArmAn

Barmac/Barmak

BarsAm
Basim (A)
Barzin = Borzin

Bashir (A)
BAshu
Basir (A)

Bastam/Bastom

BAstin/Bostin
BAvand

BAvar
BAvard

BAzAn

BAzyAr/BozyAr
BAzur/BAzoor

Behboud (Z)
BehdAd
Behdin
Behfar
BehjAn
BehkAm
Behmard
BehnAm

BehniA

Behnood/Behnoud
Behpour
BehrAd

Behrang
Behrokh
Behrouz
BehzAd
BelkA (T)
BinA
Bizhan/Bijan

BorjAsb
BornA
Borzin

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A character in Shahnameh (Name

of one of Afrasiyab's generals)
Name of a noble and famous
Iranian family from Khorasan
who served as great vazir during
Harun al-Rashid
Great fire
Smiling
Fire; Name of an ancient fire
temple; Name of an ancient
champion of Iran
A messenger of good news
Lizard
Wise
Coral
Patient
Iranian dynasty that ruled
Tabaristan in what is now
northern Iran (Mazandaran)

Name of a hero, and the city (was

in the vicinity of Neishabur)
founded by him
A falconer; a farmer
A character in Shahnameh (The
TurAnian sorcerer)
Healthy
Excellent gift; Of good birth
Good rite; Of good religion
Having good dignity
Good wish
Good man
Reputable (someone with
honorable name)
Having good ancestry

Good son
Charitable person, giver of
goodness
Good color
Handsome face
Fortunate, lucky
Of good birth; Of noble family

Knowledgeable
Seeing, clear-sighted

A character in Shahnameh (Giv's

son and Manijeh's husband)

Possessor of tall and lean horses
Young, youthful
Name of a couple of characters in

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Borzoo/Borzu
Bozorgmehr = Buzarjomehr

Borzouyeh/Borzuyeh

C
CAren/KAren = CAran/KAran

ChakAd/ChekAd

Changiz/Changeez
ChAvosh (T)

Cyrus/Siroos/Cirus

DAdbeh
DAdbin
DAdfar
DAdmehr
DAdvar
DAnA

DAnesh/Donesh

DAniAl/DAniyAl/DoniyAl (A)
Danush

DAbA
DAmoon
DArA

DArAb

DAriush/Daryush

DArmAn

DAtis

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Shahnameh (An Iranian warrior)

A character in Shahnameh
(Sohrab's son)
Name of the prime minister of
Anushiravan, King of Persia
Iranian physician of Sassanid
period (he translated "Pancha
Tantra" from Sanskrit into
Persian and named it "Kelileh and
Demneh")

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Warrior, brave; A character in

Shahnameh (Kaveh's son)
Top, crown of the head; a shield
Chengiz Khan/ Gengiz Khan
A sergeant; a herald; the leader
of a caravan

Kourosh, first king of Iran,

founder of the the Achaemenids

dynasty and the Persian empire

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?
Just; judge

Knowledgeable
Knowledge
Daniel
Name of a character in 'Vameq
and Ozra' by Onsori
Gold in Zand
Darius,
Dariush; Wealthy; One
who has kindness; A character in

Shahnameh (The 9th king of the

mythical Kianian dynasty, who

was DArAb's son)

Darius,
Dariush; One who has

kindness; A character in

Shahnameh (The 8th king of the

mythical Kianian dynasty who

was Bahman's son)

Darius; Name of 3 Persian kings

of the Achaemenids dynasty; One
who has kindness
Name of one of Khosrow-parviz's
(Sassanid) general
Name of an Achamenid general
(Darius I's) who commanded the

Persian troop in the Battle of

Marathon

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DAvar
DAvood (A)

DAriAn/DAryAn/DAriyAn/DArion

DAryA/ DAriyA
DaryAdel/ DariyAdel
DelAvar
Delir
DiyAko/DiAco
Dowlat/Dolat

Ebi (A)
EbrAhim (A)
Edris
EghbAl (A)
EhsAn (A)
EmAd (A)
EnAyat (A)
ErfAn (A)

Esfandyar/Esfandiar/IsfandyAr = EspandyAr

EsmAeel (A)

Failak/Faylak
Faraj
FarAmarz

FarAmin
FarAz

FarAzmon/FarazmAn
Farbod
FardAd
FardAn
FardAt

Fardid
Fardin

Fardis
FarhAd

Farhad (A)

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Judge
David
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
One who has (or drives) a war
chariot

Brave
Brave
The founder of the Medes tribe

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Paternal
Abraham
Good fortune
Goodness
Confidence
To Try
Knowing; Knowledge

A character in Shahnameh

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

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A double-headed arrow
Joy
Keeper of a citadel or fortress; A
character in Shahnameh
(Rostam's son)
Orders, mandates
Above, up, upon, on the top
An order, command
Right, orthodox
Having the light of God
Unique; one
Name of Khashayar's (Xerxes)
nephew
Former, prior
Abbreviation of the Iranian month
Farvardin
Paradise
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
A handsome youth

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FarhAn
Farhang

Farhood/Farhoud
FariAn
Fariborz

Good-breeding
Handsome boy; lion cub
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

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Foroud/Forood/Froud

GarshAsb
GaumAtA = GomAtA
Giv
GhAder
Ghadir (A)
Ghalandar
GhAsem (A)
Gheysar (A)
GhobAd
Ghodrat
Gorgin
GoshtAsp =GoshtAsb

Goudarz/Gudarz/Goodarz

Gorazm
GoushAsb
Gurang = Kurang

H
Habib (A)
HAdi (A)
HAfez
Hajir
HAmAn

HamdAt
HAmed (A)
HAmi
Hamid (A)

HAmoon/HAmoun
HAni (A)
HArun (A)

HAshem (A)
Hassan (A)
HAtef (A)

Hazhir/Hajir

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

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A character in Shahnameh

A character in Shahnameh
(Goudarz's son)
Able
A sword
Dervish
A distributor
Caesar, an emperor
Name of Sassani king; A character
in Shahnameh
Strength
A character in Shahnameh

Possessor of many horses; Name

of an ancient king of Persia
(Dariush's father); also name of a
character in Shahnameh

Name of 2 kings of the

AshkAniAn(Parthian) dynasty;
Name of a bird; also a character
in Shahnameh
A character in Shahnameh
Name of a king
A character in Shahnameh

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Friend
Guide, leader
Protector
A character in Shahnameh
Name of man in Khashayar's royal
court; also name of Abraham's
brother
Name of HamAn's father
One who praises
Protector, defender
Praiseworthy
A plain
Happy , content
Aaron (brother of Moses); chief;

leader
Good
One who praises; a voice from
heaven; a guardian angel
Dignity; praiseworthy; name of a
champion of Iran

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HedAyat
HesAm (A)
HeshAm (A)
Heydar (A)
HirAd
Hirbod (Z)
Hirmand
HirsA
HitAsb = Hitasp
Hivand
Hojabr (A)
HomAyoon

Hooman/Houman

HoomAn/HoumAn

Hoomin/Hoomeen/Houmin

HoonAm/HounAm

HooshAn/HoushAn

Hooshang/Houshang

Hooshmand/Houshmand

HooshyAr/HoushyAr

Hootan/Houtan = HootanA/HoutanA

Hormoz

Hossein (A)
HurdAd

IliyA (A)
IlyAs/IliAs (A)
IlA

Guide
A sharp sword
A generous youth
Lion
Appearing fresh and healthy
A priest of a fire temple
Name of a river in Iran
Pure, chaste, devout, holy
Possessor of shining horses
Purity
Royal, fortunate
Having a good soul, good nature
A character in Shahnameh (Name
of one of
Afrasiyab's generals)
Of good name
Epiphany

One who build's good houses; A

character in Shahnameh (The
2nd king of the mythical Pishdadi
dynasty who was Siamak's son)
Wise
Wise
Well bodied; An ally of King
Darius
Characters in Shahnameh
(Anoushiravan's son; also name
Bahram-gur's grandson)
Good
Gift of the sun

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Izad

J
JabbAr (A)

Elijah; Elia; Elias; Eliyah

Elias
A character in Shahnameh
(Afrasiab's son)
A character in Shahnameh
(Youngest son of
Fereidoon); The
sun
Wish
Faith
Name of the father of
ardA
A character in Shahnameh
(Goshtasb's son)
God; an angel

JahAn
JahAndAr
JahAnbakht

Powerful; the Almighty; bonesetter

World
Possessor of the world
-

Iraj / Eraj
IrmAn
ImAn
IrAf

IsfandyAr/EsfandyAr = IspandyAr

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JahAnbakhsh
JahAnbAn
JahAnfar
JahAngir

JahAnmehr
JahAnshAd

JahAnshah
JahAnshir (K)
JahAnsooz
JahAnyAr
Jafar (A)

JalAl (A)
Jalil (A)
JamAl (A)
JAmAsb (Z)

JAmi
Jamshid

JavAd (A)
JavAnshir (K)

JAvid
JouyA/JuyA

JouyAn/JuyAn

K
Kahayoun

KalbAd/Kalbod/Calbod

KamAl

KAmbakhsh

KAmbiz
KAmbin

KAmbod
KAmboziA = Kamboojieh = KambojiA

KAmdin/KAmdean

KAmkAr/KAmcar

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Potector of the world

Splendor of the world
Conqueror of the world; A
character in Shahnameh
(Rostam's son)
Kindness of the world
The cause of the world's
happiness
King/Emperor of the world
Affection of the world
Companion of the world
A river; Also name of 6th Imam of
the Shitte Muslims
Greatness
Noble; Great
Being fair
Possesor of strong horses;Name
of Zartosht's son-in-law and

Porochista's husband

A character in Shahnameh (The

3rd king of the mythical Pishdadi

dynasty);Handsome
Liberal
Name of Sassani king (son of
Khosrow Parviz)
Living forever
A seeker, inquirer ; A character in

Shahnameh (see Jouyan)

A seeker, inquirer; A character in

Shahnameh (a Mazandarani

warrior)

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A character in Shahnameh (A
mighty man of TurAn, killed by
Fariborz)
Perfection, excellence,
completion, utmost level
Giving the enjoyment of one's
desires
Fortunate
Fortunate, happy, content,
successful in every wish
Great wish

Cambyses; Name of
Kourosh's
father and Name of 2 kings of
the Achaemenid dynasty

Name of a rose of intense red

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KAmrAn
KAmshAd
KAmvar
KAmous

KAmyAr
Karim (A)
KarimAn
KarimdAd (A)
KasrA /CasrA
Katibeh (A)
KavAd
KAvAn (K)
KAveh

KAviAn

KAvoos/KAvous
KayAn
KayhAn

KayvAn/KeyvAn

KAzem (A)

KeshvAd

KayghobAd / Keyghobad

KaykAvoos/Kai-kAvus/KaykAvus

Kay-khosrow/Kay-khosro = Key-khosrow

KhashAyAr

KhazarvAn
KhodAdAd
Khorsand

Khosrow/Khosro

KiA

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Successful, fortunate
Happy wish/desire
Successful, fortunate, victorious
A character in Shahnameh (one of

AfrasiyAb's generals)
Successful
Generous
A character in Shahnameh
God given
A character in Shahnameh
An army
Name of a Sassanid king
Rock
A character in Shahnameh (a
mythical blacksmith who saved
the Iranian kingdom)
Name of the flag of Kaveh (in
Shahnameh)

=Kaykavoos/Kai-kAvus/KaykAvus
A star
The world
World, universe; The planet
Saturn; A character in
Shahnameh (a treasurer of
Bahram-gur's era)
A man who hides his anger; also
name of 8th Imam of the Shiites
A character in
Shahnameh(Gudarz's father)
A character in Shahnameh (The
first king of the mythical Kianian
dynasty)

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)
Noble, nobility; A character in

Shahnameh (The 3rd king of the

mythical Pishdadi dynasty who

was
Siavash's son and KaykAvus'

grandson)
Name of a couple of Persian kings
of the Achaemenid dynasty;
Xerxes
A character in Shahnameh
God-given; gift of God
Content
Having a good name; Name of
many of the Sassani kings; A
character in Shahnameh
King, protector, defender

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KiAn/KiyAn = KayAn
KiAnoosh = KayAnoosh
Kay-Armin

KiAnoush/Keyanoush

KiArash
KiAvash

Kiumars/Keyumars

KoohyAr

KooshA/KoushA

KooshAn/KoushAn
KoshyAr/ KoushyAr

Kourang = Gurang

Kourosh/Kurosh

Kouros (G)

L
Leiss (A)
LesAn (A)
LohrAsb

M
Maghsoud
MAhAn
MahdAd

MAher
MahrAm
Mahbod = Mahbood

Mahmood/Mahmoud (A)
MahrA
Mahvand
MahvAr

MahyAr

MahyAz = MehyAz

Majid (A)
MAkAn

Malek
Malik (A)

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The kings; the name of the 2nd

dynasty of Persian kings
A character in Shahnameh
(Fereydoon's brother)
A character in Shahnameh (Kayghobad's fourth son)
A character in Shahnameh (One
of
Fereydoun's older brothers)
Son of an Iranian prince
Royal; like a king
A character in Shahnameh (First
king of the mythical Pishdadi
dynasty)
Name of
Maziar's brother
Diligent
Diligent
Name of the physician under
whom Avicenna studied medicine
A character in Shahnameh

Name of first king of Iran,

founder of the the Achaemenids
dynasty and the Persian empire
Kourosh

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A lion
Speech; An interpreter
Possessing a fast horse; A
character in Shahnameh (name
of a king and Goshtasb's father)

Top

Intended, desired
A name during the Achaemenid
era
Expert
Tamed by the moon
Name of Anoushiravan's minister
(vizier)
Praised
Possessing the moon
Like the moon (resembling the
moon in beauty)
Friend of the moon, the moon's
companion
A character in Shahnmeh (A
wrestler of Turan)
Great, honourable
One of the commanders of the
army of the SAmAnian dynasty
King
King

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ManAk

MAni/MAnee

Manouchehr/Manoochehr

MAnoush/MAnoosh

Mansoor/Mansour (A)

Mardas/Mardaas

Mardavij

MartiyA

MarvAn
MarzbAn = MarzvAn
Massoud (A)
Matin/ Mateen(A)
MAzAr

MazdA
Mazdak

MAziAr

Mehdi = Mahdi (A)

MehrAb

MehrabAn (Z)
MehrAd
Mehrak

MehrAm
MehrAn
Mehrang
Mehrashk
MehrdAd
MehregAn
MehrnAm
Mehrnoosh

MehrsAd
MehrshAd
MehrtAsh

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One of Khosrow Parviz's

(Sassanian) commanders

A painter who later claimed to be

a prophet, and the founder of
Manichaeism

Of a warrior family, descent ; A

character in Shahnameh (The

6th king of the mythical Pishdadi
dynasty)
A character in Shahnameh
(Lohrasb's grandfather)
Defended, protected by God
A character in Shahnameh (A
good and righteous man who
was Zahak's father)
Name of the founder of the
Ziyarid dynasty
Warrior; a rebel from Elam who
fought against the Persian King
Darius I
Border guard
Fortunate, prosperous, happy
Firm, solid
Name of a Medes general in
charge of Kourosh's army
?
A famous man during Sassanian
period and founder of Mazdakism

Name of a historical Persian

general of Tabaristan (now called
Mazandaran)
Guided
A character in Shahnameh
(Roudabeh's father)
Kind
Name of a warrior during
Ardeshir's (Sassanid) reign;
Name of Shapour I's (Sassanid)

father-in-law; Sun
A character in Shahnameh
?
Gift of the sun
Autumn
A character in Shahnameh (one of

EsfandiyAr's son)
Shining sun
Like the sun

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Mehrvand
Mehrvarz
MehryAr
MehrzAd

Meisam/Maysam/Maisam (A)
MehyAr
MekAbiz = Megabiz
MiAd (A)
MilAd

MirzA
MisAgh (A)
Moeen (A)
Moez
Mohammad (A)

Mohaymen (A)
Mohsen (A)
MojtabA (A)
MorAd
MortezA (A)
MousA/MusA
MustafA (A)

N
NAder (A)
Najid (A)
NAmdAr
NAmi
NAmvar
NarimAn

Narsi = Nersi

NAser (A)
NashvAd
Nasir (A)
Nasih (A)
Nastour

Navand
Navid = Novid
Nemat (A)
Neyram
NezAm (A)
Nik
NikA
NikAv

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Having kindness and friendship

Kind
The offspring of the sun; born of

the son
Beauty
?
Name of one of
Dariush's generals
Place of worship
Name of a champion of Iran;
birth; Christmas; A character in

Shahnameh
A Prince; gentleman
A promise
Assistant, supporter

Highly praised; also name of the

Prophet of Islam
Protector
One who does good
Chosen
Desire, wish
Chosen
A companion
Chosen

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Rare
Bold, brave
Famous
Illustrious, celebrated
Famous

A character in Shahnameh (ZAl's

grandfather)
Name of a Sassani king ;
Characters in Shahnameh
(Gudarz's son; also name an
AshkaniAn king)
Assister, friend
A character in Shahnameh
Defender
Faithful; an adviser
A character in Shahnameh
(Goshtasb's brother)
Messenger, courier
Glad tidings, good news
A blessing
=NarimAn
Order, discipline
Good
Name of a river in Iran
-

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NikAhang
NikAn/Neekon

NiknAm/Niknom
NikniA
Nikrooz
NikzAd
NimA
NimAd/Nimod
NinAd/Ninod
Nirou/Niroo

NiushA/NiyushA/NiyooshA
Niv
NivAd
Nivand

NivrAd/Nivrod
Nivtour
NivzAd

Norouz/Norooz
Nosrat (A)
Nozar

Nozhan/Nojan
Nouri
NoushirvAn
NoushzAd /NushzAd

NubAn/NoubAn
Nuvin/Novin

NuyAn =NoyAn

O
OkhshAn

OktAy (T) = OkhtAy (T)

OjAy (T)
Omid/Omeed
Orand
Orang/Aurang

Oshnar

Ozhan/Auzhan

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Good music
Good men
Having a good name

Good day
Of good birth
Small
Good Judgement; The ability of
good judgment
Patience
Strength
A listener
Bold, brave
Courage, bravery

Understanding
Order, arrangement
Pride
Son of a hero
New day
Victory
A character in Shahnameh (The
7th king of the mythical Pishdadi
dynasty who was one
Manouchehr's son)
A pine tree
Light
Name of a king of Persia
Happily born; A character in
Shahnameh (AnoushirvAn's son
from his Christian wife)
A king's son
A prince; the most excellent of
anything
A prince

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Posessing bulls; An old Persian

name
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)
Tall
Hope
Glory; A character in Shahnameh
A throne; wisdom, understanding;
beauty
A character in Shahnameh
(KaykAvus' wise and cunning
vizier)
Hero, victorious

Top

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Parang
Pardis
ParhAm
PAriA/PAryA
PArsA

Parshad
Parshand
Parshin
PartAm
PartAsh
Parviz

PAsAd/PAssAd
PAshA (T)
Pashang = Pashan

PAtune/PAtoon/Potune/Potoon

PayAm
PAyandeh

PaydAfar/PeydAfar
PedrAm
Peshang (K)

PezhmAn/PejmAn

PuzhmAn/PujmAn
Peyvand
PeymAn
PezhvAk
PirAn

Pirooz/Piruz/Pirouz

PoulAd/PulAd
Pourang
PouriyA /PuriyA
PouyA

PouyAn

R
RAd/Rod

RAdbod/Rodbod
RAdin/Rodin

RAdmAn/Rodmon/RAdmon/RodmAn

RAdmanish/Rodmanish

RAdmehr/Rodmehr
RahA

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The luster of a glittering sword

Paradise
Abraham
Pure, chaste, devout, holy;
Persian
Warrior
Best

Undefeatable; A character in

Shahnameh
Defense, preservation
A Turkish name meaning a lord
A character in Shahnameh
(AfrAsiyAb's father)
A falcon marked with a
distinguishing sign
Message
Long live
Adorned; glad, charming
Vanguard

Broken-hearted, sad
Desire, wish
A connection, union
Promise
An echo
A character in Shahnameh (Name
of one of
Afrasiyab's generals)
Victorious; Name of a Sassanid
king; also a character in
Shahnameh
Steel; a sword
An Iranian warrior
To search, searcher; running;
runner
To search, searcher; running;
runner

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Generous, brave, generous youth

Commander of war chariots
Free
Munificent, generous
Munificent, generous
Name of one of
Darius III's
generals
Free

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RahAd
RahAm

Rahim (A)
RahzAd
RAji (A)
RakhshAn
RAmbod
RAmi (A)
RAmin

RAmtin

RAmyAd
RAmyAr

Raouf/Ra'ouf/Raoof/Ra'oof (A)
RasAm
RAstin

Rashid/Rasheed (A)

Rashin/Rasheen

Rasoul/Rasool (A)
RAyAn/ Ryon/RyAn
RAzAn (K)
RAzbAn
RAzi

Razin
RezA (A)

RohAm

Rokneddin

Roozbeh/Ruzbeh
/Rouzbeh

RoshAk
/RushAk/Roushok

RoshAn
Rostam /Rustam
Royin/Rouin

RykA/RAykA = RikA/ReekA

S
SabA (A)
SAber (A)

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A traveler; a note in music

A character in Shahnameh
(Gudarz's son)
Merciful
Name of Khosrow Parviz's general
Hopeful
Flashing
Obedient
An archer
A character in Shahnameh (One
of Kay-khosrow's son); A
character in the Persian romantic
epic "Vis & Ramin"
Famous musician during the
Sassanid Dynasty
Obedient
Shepherd
Kind
Designer, painter
True
Brave
Gum of the Poplar tree; Name of
an ancestor of
Afrasiyab
Apostle
Kings
Adorned
A confidant; a privy counsellor
A famous Persian alchemist,
scientist and philosopher
Strong
Consent, agreement; Name of 8th
Imam of Shi'ites
A character in Shahnameh
(Goudarz's son); Guardian
Pillar of religion
Fortunate; A character in
Shahnameh (name of Bahramgur's counsillor of state)
Bright; Name of Daruis' general
who fought against Alexander the
great
Light

A hero and warrior in Shahnameh

Brazen; A character in
Shahnameh (PirAn's son who was
killed by Bijan)
Handsome boy; beloved, wished
for, desired; boy (in
Mazandarani)

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A gentle breeze
Patient

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SAbet
SAdegh (A)
SadrA/Sadri
Sa'ed/Saed (A)
Saeed
SahAb (A)
Sahand
SAhel (A)
SalAh (A)
SalAhedin (A)
SAlAr
Salim (A)
Salm

Salmak

SalmAn (A)

SAm/SAlm

Samad
SAmAn

Samand
SAmi
SAmin
Samir (A)

SamrAd/Samrod
SAmyAr (Z)
Sanjar (T)

SArang
SardAr
Sarir
Sarmad
Sarmand
SarvAd
SAsAn/SAssAn

SAtrAp/SAtrop
SattAr (A)
SAtyAr
SAviz
Sedigh (A)
Sepand
SepantA

SepantemAn/SpantemAn
SepandAr

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Stable, firm
Sincere
Chief seat, judge
Helper
Happy, prosperous, lucky
Companions
A mountain in Azarbaijan
Beach, shore
Integrity
The righteousness of the faith
Leader
Perfect
A character in Shahnameh
(Fereydoon's eldest son)
Name of a melody in Persian
music (a gusheh of dastgah-e
Shur)
Name of a friend of Ali; Name of
an herb (Oriental wormwood)
A character in Shahnameh
(NarimAn's son and
Rostam's
grandfather)
A lord, chief
Tranquility; order, arrangement;
welfare; a good disposition
A noble steed; an arrow
High, Elevated
Name of a village in Iran
Entertaining companion
Imagination, thoughts
An old Zorastrian name
Prince, emperor, king; Name of a
Sultan of the Seljuk dynasty
A small black bird
A general
Rainbow
Forever
Ode, song
Name of the grandfather of
Ardeshir, founder of the Sassanid
dynasty

Satrap
Concealer

Of good morals or temper

A sincere friend
Wild rue; name of a mountain
Holy
Surname of Zartosht
A character in Shahnameh
(Gushtasp's son)

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Sepehr
SerAj (A)
ShabAviz
Shabdiz

ShAdAn
ShAdmehr
Shadrokh
ShAdrouz
ShAdvard

ShahAb
ShahbAl

ShahbAz
Shahbod
ShahdAd
ShAhed
ShAhin
ShahkAm
ShahnAm
Shahpar
ShahrAb
ShahrAd
ShahrAm
ShahrbarAz = ShahrvarAz

ShahrdAd

ShahriAr/ShahryAr
ShAhrokh

Shahruz/Shahrooz
ShAhvar
ShahyAr
Shamil
ShamsA

ShApour/Shapur = Shahpour/Shahpur

Sharif (A)
Sharoud
Sharzeh
ShAyA
ShAyAn/ShyAn
ShAygAn

Shervin = Sharvin

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Sky, the heavens, celestial globe

Luminary; the sun
Owl
Name of Khosrow Parviz's
(Sassanid king) horse; Black as
night
Happy, cheerful
Kind; Cheerful
Cheerful face
Joyous day
Halo round the moon; royal
throne; name of a note in music
Shooting star, meteor
Longest feather in the wing of a
bird
Royal falcon

Given by the king

Witness
Falcon
The king's wish
King's name
The longest feather in a bird
Brave king
The king's obedient subject
An Iranian army commander
during Sassanid dynasty
Gift of the city
The King
Name of a Timurid king
(Teymour's son); Title given to
sons of nobility; the horn of a
rhinoceros
A great river
Friend of the king
The north wind
Sun, sunlight
Son of the king, prince; Name of
4 Sassani kings; A character in
Shahnameh (One of
Manouchehr's warriors)
Noble; holy
Halo round the moon
Strong
Worthy
Worthy, deserving, meriting
Worthy; anything worthy of a king
or great man

Name of a couple of kings of the

Bavand dynasty (which ruled

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Shidasb = Shidasp
Shideh

Shidfar
Shidoush

Shirouyeh
ShirvAn = ShervAn

ShirzAd
ShojA
ShowAn = ShwAn (K)
ShowlAn (K)
SiAmak

SiAvosh = Siavash

SirmAn/Sirmon
SinA (A)
SinAm

= /

SivA

Soheil/Sohail (A)
SohrAb
SoleymAn (A)
SoorAn
/SourAn/SurAn
SornA/SurnA
= SornAy

SorenA/SurenA

Soroush/Sorush

Soshiant/Soshyant/Sushiant/Sushyant (Z)
Sotoudeh

SufarA/SoufarA

T
TAbAl
TahA
Tahmin
Tahamtan
TAher (A)
TahmAseb

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Tabaristan in what is now

northern Iran (Mazandaran)
A character in Shahnameh
(Goshtasb's son); Possessor of
shining horses
A character in Shahnameh
(AfrAsiyAb's son)
Glory of the sun
A character in Shahnameh
(Goudarz's son, and brother of
Giv)
Name of a city (a former Persian
province in Caucasus, which is
now part of Republic of
Azerbaijan)
Brave, courageous
Brave
Shepherd
Lasso
Black-haired man; A character in
Shahnameh (Kiumars' son)

A character in Shahnameh (Kaykavus' son)

A ruby; embroidered silk
Sinai
Name of a fabled mountain with a
pillared treasure-house
An apple
Name of a star

A character in Shahnameh
(Rostam's son); Rosy glow
Solomon

A starling
A Persian Oboe
Iranian military leader during

AshkAnian(Parthian) dynasty
Messenger angel
The (final world) Savior
Blessed
A character in Shahnameh (Name
of
Kayghobad's vizir)

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Name of an Iranian commander

of Kurosh the Great; Stable,
strong
Brave
Powerful, mighty
Pure, chaste, clean
A character in Shahnameh (last
king of the PishdAdi dynasty);

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Tahmouress/Tahmooress

TAj
TAjfar
TAjvar
TalimAn

Teymour/Teymoor/Teymur/Taymoor (T)

Tinoush
Tishtar

TirAn

Tirbod
TirdAd

Tirgar
TirnAm
TorAb

ToufAn/ToofAn (A)

Touraj/Tooraj = Tour/Toor

Tourak
Tous /Tus/ Touss

Toutak/Tutak

U
UrumAn (T)
UshAh
Utabar
UtAnA = OtAnA

VafA (A)
VahAb (A)
Vahbod
Vahdat (A)
Vahid (A)
Vahraz

Vajih (A)
VAlA

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Having a strong horse

Brave; A character in Shahnameh
(Houshang's son and
Jamshid's
father)
Crown
King
A character in Shahnameh (Name
of a warrior in Fereydoon's army)
Iron; Name of the founder of the
Timurid dynasty
A character in Shahnameh
Angel presiding over the star
Sirius, which also directs the
rain.
Arrows; Name of a king of
AshkAniAn (Parthian) dynasty
Name of a king of AshkAniAn
(Parthian) dynasty
Soil
Storm
A character in Shahnameh (One
of
Fereydoon's son who became

the king of Tour)

An Iranian hero
Name of a city in Khorasan
province (Ferdowsi's birthplace);
A character in Shahnameh (Name
of a great Iranian general, son of
King Nozar)
A money-chest; Name of a plant

(cat-tail grass)

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Forest
Dawn
Intelligent , wise
An ally of King Darius I; One who
has a good figure

Top

Loyalty, faithfulness
A giver
Unity
Unique
Name of one of Anoushiravan's
generals
Of noble presence; handsome
Eminent, respectable

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VAleh
VandAd

VAriAn/VAriyAn
VArtAn
VAroozh
VarfAn
VarjAvand
VarshAsb
VirAf
Vishpar
VishtAsb
Visseh
VornA
VoryA (K)
Voshmgir

Y
Yaghoub (A)
YahyA (A)
Yamin (A)
YArAn

YAri
YAshAr (T)
YAvand
YAvar
YAzAn
YazdAn
YazdAnbakhsh
YazdAndfar
Yazdgerd
Youness (A)
Yousef (A)
ZAb

ZAdfar
ZAdmehr

ZAhed (A)
ZakariA
ZAl

Zafar (A)
ZAmyAd

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Name of a place in Iran

Name of a Persian king
A mediator
Strong
?
Name of the father of ardA
Name of the father of King Darius
I; Possessor of many horses
A character in Shahnameh (the
father of PirAn,
Afrasiab's

commander-in-chief)
Young, youthful

Name of a king; quail-catcher

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Jacob
John
Strength; power; blessing
A friend; a polite well-spoken
man; a jovial companion
Friendship
Existing or living (in Azerbaijani)
King
A friend, companion
Of tall stature
Name of the spirit of goodness
Name of the vazir of Hormoz
The splendor of God
The name 3 kings of the Sassanid
dynasty
Jonas/Jonah
Joseph

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To be helpful; Strong; A character

in Shahnameh (The 8th king of
the mythical Pishdadi dynasty
who was Nozar's son)
Glorious birth
The offspring of the sun; born of

the son
Devout

Zachary/Zachariah

A character in Shahnameh
(Rostam's father)
Victory
Name of the 28th day of the
Persian month; also of its

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Zand
Zarasp = Zarasb

Zarir
Zartosht
ZarvAn
= Zurvan (Z)
ZarvAnd
ZAvar

ZavAreh

ZharfA
ZhAzeh
Zhakfar
ZhAmak
ZhiAn
ZhiAnfar
Zhoubin/Joubin
ZiA

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presiding angel
The book of Zardosht
Characters in Shahnameh
(Manouchehr's son; also the
name of the son of Touss);
Having a golden horse
A character in Shahnameh
(Goshtasp's brother)
Zoroaster; Golden Star
Time ; The god of time

Powerful, mighty; The planet

Venus
A character in Shahnameh
(Rostam's brother)
Depth
?
Very patient
Small poem
Formidable
Formidable
A sort of spear
Light