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Persian Names

17 Persian names for boys, listing Persian baby names 1-17. Cyrus, Darius, Jasper and Omar are popular names. Caspar, Gaspar, Kaspar, Melchior, Naveed, Niaz, Parvaiz, Rashaun, Roshan, Shahzad, Tamerlane, Varten and Xerxes are uncommon names. View Persian baby names for name meanings, search Persian names for girls, or search other baby names.


Caspar (Persian) ... [8]

Cyrus ... It may also derive from the Persian word for "throne". Historical ... Cyrus the Great (fifth century BC) conquered Babylon at the height of its powers and founded the Persian Empire. Biblical ... [2]

Darius (Persian) ... From Dareios, originally a version of the name of various ancient Persian kings ... Darius (in Persian, Dariush) the Great assumed the kingship of Babylon after its conquest by Cyrus in fifth century BC ... [7]

Gaspar Possibly Persian, "he who guards the treasure" ... [9]

Jasper ... Also possibly (Persian) "treasure holder" ... [4]

Kaspar Variant of Caspar (Persian) "keeper of the treasure" ... [1]

Melchior (Persian, Farsi) ... [4]

Naveed (Persian) ... [1]

Niaz (Persian) ...

Omar ... Omar Khayyam (12th century) was a Persian poet, astronomer, and mathematician ... [2]

Parvaiz (Persian) ... [3]

Rashaun ... or a variant of Roshan (Persian, Farsi) "daylight". [5]

Roshan (Persian) ...

Shahzad (Persian) ... Shah" in Persian means "king".

Tamerlane ... His name was derived from the Persian "Timur-i lang" ... [9]

Varten (Persian) ...

Xerxes (Persian) ... Xerxes was the title of several Persian rulers ...

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