226 Persian girl names with meanings

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Looking for beautiful Persian girl names with meanings for your baby?

Whether you love traditional Iranian names, ancient Persian names inspired by history, or unique modern names, you’ll find plenty of inspiration in this collection of 226 Persian girl names.

Persian names often have beautiful meanings inspired by nature, flowers, poetry, and centuries of Iranian culture and history.

Some names are associated with strength and bravery, while others represent beauty, love, and happiness.

Choosing a name for your baby girl is a special decision. Along with its sound and popularity, you may want to consider its meaning, cultural background, and history.

To make your search easier, we’ve arranged these Iranian and Persian baby girl names alphabetically, with their meanings, so you can explore the options and find a name that feels perfect for your little girl.

Find more baby girl names by letters:

A  B    C     D     E     F     G      H     I     J     K     L    

M    N    O    P    Q    R    S     T     U     V     W    X     Y    Z

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Persian girl names starting with A:

1. Afsaneh: story; legend
2. Afsoon: charm; spell
3. Almas: diamond; jewel
4. Anahita: immaculate
5. Anousheh: immortal
6. Arezou: desire; wish
7. Arghavan: purple; Judas tree
8. Ariana: most holy
9. Arnavaz: she who speaks of injustice
10. Arya: noble; honorable
11. Ava: sound; voice
12. Azar: fire
13. Azita: free; independent

Persian girl names starting with B:

1. Bahar: spring
2. Banafsheh: violet flower
3. Banu: lady; noblewoman
4. Baran: rain; ram
5. Behnaz: excellent; delightful

6. Behnoosh: Good, excellent nectar
7. Bita: Unique; unrivaled
8. Boran: having many horses

Persian girl names starting with C:

1. Cala: lovely; most beautiful
2. Chaghama: Ghazal
3. Chaman: garden
4. Chandi: the shinning moon
5. Charu: beautiful; attractive
6. Charwi: beautiful woman
7. Chehreh: face
8. Chetana: full of spirit; consciousness
9. Cyra: throne

Persian girl names starting with D:

1. Daana: a knowledgeable person
2. Damsa: a silk of white colour
3. Darice: queen
4. Darsameen: valuable; expensive
5. Darya: sea
6. Delbar: one who captures hearts
7. Diba: Fine silk; brocade
8. Dilara: adorning the heart
9. Dil shad: happy-hearted; joyful
10. Dilnaz: beloved; sweetheart

Persian girl names starting with E:

1. Effat: a modest woman
2. Ehteram: respect; consideration

3. Elaheh: Goddess
4. Elnaz: most precious; most beautiful
5. Emagine: image of her mother
6. Ensi: friend; companion
7. Eram: paradise
8. Esmat: pure
9. Esme: to love
10. Ester: star
11. Esther: star

Persian girl names starting with F:

1. Farah: happy
2. Faranak: butterfly
3. Farangis: bringer of glory
4. Fariba: charming; attractive
5. Farnaz: brilliant; delightful; cute

6. Farzaneh: Wise; intelligent
7. Fatemeh: to abstain
8. Fereshteh: angel
9. Firouzeh: turquoise; victorious

Persian girl names starting with G:

1. Ghoncheh: Flower bud

2. Giti: universe; world
3. Gohar: gemstone; jewel

4. Golbahar: Spring flower
5. Golchehreh: her face like a flower
6. Golnar: pomegranate flower

7. Golnaz: Flower and delight
8. Golshifteh: loving flower
9. Gordafarid: Created as a hero; born a warrior
10. Gul: flower; rose

Persian girl names starting with H:

1. Haleh: halo around the moon
2. Hamideh: praiseworthy
3. Ham raz: close friend
4. Hayat: life
5. Hedieh: gift
6. Hengameh: time; wonder
7. Hester: star
8. Homa: a mythical bird; pheonix

Persian girl names starting with J:

1. Jabeen: affection; motherly love
2. Jahan: universe
3. Jaleh: dew; rain
4. Jasmine: fragrant flower; Gift from God
5. Jasperine: a keeper of treasure
6. Jazmin: a sweet perfumed flower that blossoms in spring
7. Jeyran: gazelle

Persian girl names starting with K:

1. Kaameh: goal; wish
2. Kaawa: east
3. Kafiya: poem
4. Kainaz: leader woman
5. Katayoun: lady of the house
6. Khadijeh: premature child

7. Khorshid: Shining sun
8. Kiana: royal queen
9. Kimia: rare; alchemy
10. Kira: sun
11. Kishvar: country; land
12. Kohinoor: mountain of light
13. Kushaaneh: a girl who strives
14. Kyra: sun

Persian girl names starting with L:

1. Ladan: Nasturtium flower

2. Lalasa: love; friendship
3. Laleh: tulip
4. Larmina: blue sky
5. Leila: night
6. Lila: lilac
7. Lilac: purple flower
8. Lylah: night; dark-haired

Persian girl names starting with M:

1. Mahdis: beauty of the moon
2. Mahdokht: daughter of the moon
3. Mahin: of the moon
4. Mahsa: like the moon

5. Mahtab: Moonlight
6. Mandana: delighting; cheerful
7. Manoush: brought into the world under the sweet sun
8. Marjane: Coral
9. Masoumeh: innocent; pure
10. Mehta: highly praised; great
11. Mina: Azure sky
12. Minoo: heaven; paradise
13. Mitra: covenant; agreement
14. Mojgan: pretty eyelashes
15. Mona: wishes; desires

16. Morvarid: Pearl

Persian girl names starting with N:

1. Naadiya: the onevwho announce
2. Nahal: a young plant
3. Nahid: the star venus
4. Nahrin: river
5. Nareen: good natured
6. Narges: Narcissus; daffodil flower
7. Narina: fresh; pomegranate flower
8. Narmeen: pleasing to the senses; delicate
9. Nasrine: a beautiful white flower, Wild rose
10. Nastaran: Wild rose (dog rose)
11. Navida: bringer of good news
12. Naz: Cute; delight
13. Nazanin: sweetheart; lovely
14. Nazveen: a beautiful lady
15. Neda: call
16. Nedzara: dear; beloved
17. Negin: the priceless gem; valuable gemstone
18. Nermana: hero
19. Nijaza: wish; need
20. Niloofar: a beautiful lily flower
21. Nirupesh: honeyed; sugary; sweet flavoured
22. Nisreen: an plant full of aroma
23. Nisrina: a girl who is aromatic as a flower

Persian girl names starting with P:

1. Paniz: sweet; honey
2. Pantea: all of the flowers
3. Parastoo: Swallow (a bird)
4. Parisa: fairy like
5. Parmida: princess
6. Parveneh: butterfly
7. Parveen: The Pleiades; a cluster of stars
8. Pegah: dawn
9. Peri: a fairy
10. Persia: Iran

Persian girl names starting with R:

1. Razan: vineyard
2. Roshanara: adorned in light
3. Roya: dream
4. Rudabeh: A legendary Persian heroine from the Shahnameh; traditionally associated with river water

Persian girl names starting with S:


1. Sanaz: full of grace; a flower
2. Sepideh: dawn; morning light; white
3. Setareh: star

4. Shabnam: Dew

5. Shadi: happiness
6. Shahnaz: the pride of the emperor
7. Shahrazad: Possibly noble lineage or child of the city
8. Shams: sun
9. Shayana: she deserves nice things in life
10. Sheyda: lovesick; in love
11. Shirin: charming; sweet
12. Shiva: very charming
13. Shouka: a kind of a deer
14. Simin: silvery; white
15. Sooria: to be like a red rose
16. Soraya: the Pleiades star cluster
17. Souri: red rose
18. Souzan: burning fire
19. Suraa: a woman of great power and strength
20. Suraya: the Pleiades star cluster

Persian girl names starting with T:

1. Tabassum: Smile; smiling
2. Tabasum: fragrance
3. Tahere: virtuous; pure
4. Tahmina: strong; valiant
5. Tala: gold
6. Talayeh: golden ray of sun
7. Tamanna: Wish; desire
8. Tamima: sweet; cute
9. Tanzina: praise; beautification
10. Taraneh: melody
11. Taravati: having stars
12. Tashfia: goodness; sweet heart
13. Tolou: to rise; shine
14. Tooba: a tree in heaven
15. Touca: name of a bird ( Toucan)

Persian girl names starting with V:

1. Vanda: wish; desire
2. Vardo: rose
3. Vashti: beautiful; excellent; lovely
4. Vassy: beautiful
5. Vasta: one who is pretty
6. Veeda: found

Persian girl names starting with Y:

1. Yaghoot: Ruby
2. Yalda: Birth; a name associated with the Iranian winter solstice celebration
3. Yasina: little heart
4. Yasmeen: fragrant Jasmine flower
5. Yasmin: Jasmine flower
6. Yasna: prayer; warship
7. Yekta: Unique; single
8. Yurfana: word of wisdom

Persian girl names starting with Z:

1. Zabi: flower
2. Zahra: brilliant
3. Zahrina: beautiful
4. Zahrish: golden precious shinning flower
5. Zana: womanly
6. Zaneerah: intelligent; wise
7. Zareen: golden
8. Zarghoona: green; verdant
9. Zarina: golden
10. Zarmeena: golden daisy
11. Zebba: a known beauty
12. Zena: woman
13. Zenda: sacred
14. Zenel: flower
15. Zhaleh: dew; hoarfrost
16. Zohreh: Venus (the planet)
17. Zuleika: Meaning uncertain; a name celebrated in Persian literature

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