Each nation has its own national names. If for other nations they sound like funny, difficult to pronounce, then for themselves they are the most beautiful names that have a certain meaning.
The name for the person himself is always expensive and desirable. From an early age he gets used to it and treats with great trepidation.
Let's consider how the Persian names sound and what significance.
First you need to determine who the Persians are.
This is one of the varieties of the Iranian nation. Rich culture and ancient traditions are the main features of the Persian people.
Persian names are mainly associated with Islam. But there are those that are not related to the Muslim religion.
Persian names and their meaning
The Persians took the choice of names for their children very seriously. Any parent wants his child to have a certain quality. For example, the owner of the name Bakhtiyar should have been lucky in everything and happy until the end of his life. The owner of the name Nariman was considered a strong spirit.
Any name in the Persians consisted of a long chain of several names. That is, in addition to his main name, he was joined by the name of his father, grandfather, occupation, place of residence. If the bearer of this name has a son, then the name of the son was also added to this chain.
Let’s analyze what such a long name means: Abu Farhad Firuz ibn Hershid ibn Yusuf Hatamkari Ganjavi. This means that Firuz - the son of Hershid and the grandson of Yusuf, has a son Farhad, is engaged in wood inlay, was born in the city of Ganja.
As you can see, the unpronounceable name, but beautiful and original.
Persian names are derived primarily from Arabic.
Also added to the names are such phrases as “aha” (means “lord”), “haji” (one who has visited Mecca), “mullah” (preacher of Muslims), “ostad” (“master”, “teacher”) , "Mashhadi" (who visited Mashhad), "Mirza" ("educated), and so on.
Also, children were given names that were formed from the name of the month when he was born. For example: the born in the first month was given the name Farvardin, in the eighth month - Aban, in the eleventh - Bachmann.
Born on the holiday of Novruz was given the name Novruz.
Female names
Women's names emphasized the beauty, tenderness and mind of the girl. They were called words derived from the names of flowers, stones, stars, planets and so on.
Such female names are known as: Aidana - means chastity, Anehita - perfection, Danai - wisdom, Ziba - beauty, Sherin - sweetness, Tekhirih - purity, Khordad - means health, Niga - caring and others.
In the modern world, some names have become so popular that they are called girls and other nationalities. Especially popular are such beautiful Persian names for girls as: Aidana, Ainagul, Anisa, Guldana, Guldar, Gulzada, Gulfara, Gulchachak, Gulnaz, Gulchechek, Darina, Daria, Dilara, Zara, Zarina, Nargiz, Raushaniya, Roxana, Rubin, Yasamin etc.
All these harmonious names speak of beauty, femininity and tenderness of the weaker sex.
Male names
A lot of Persian names are known for males. They also have their own meanings, which denote the mind, strength, wisdom, justice, courage, success of men.
For example: Anwar means "radiant," Rustam - a hero, Rushan - light, Tamaz - approval, Tigran - tiger, Farhad - smart, Eldar - imperious.
Especially popular are such names as: Aivaz, Bakhtiyar, Rustam, Faiz, Yadgar, Yasmin, Farhad and so on.
Some Persian names are borrowed from other languages. Therefore, there are also such: Ali, Muhammad (Muslim), Martha, Thomas (Aramaic), Brian, Dylan (English), Alison, Olivia, Bruce (French), William, Leonard, Charles (German), Angel, Selina (Greek ), Mia, Donna (Italian), Nadia, Vera, Boris (Slavic) and others.
Persian kings
One of the great Persian kings was Darius 1. He was able to conquer Babylon, invaded Egypt, India, Phenicia. Probably of no small importance was his name Darius, which means "winner".
After his death, the throne was taken by the son of Xerxes. His name means "a hero among the kings." Xerxes managed to stop the uprising in Egypt. When he was fifty-five years old, he was killed in a conspiracy.
In history, such names of Persian kings are also known as: Artaxerxes, Cambyses, Cyrus, Gistasp and others.
Any name has its own meaning, therefore, when choosing it, your child needs to be careful. Some names leave a negative imprint on the future fate of the heir.