Parsi names
Parsi Baby Names with Meanings
Parsi and Zoroastrian names with their meanings in English and Urdu, the Persian spelling and the source. Many come from Old Iranian and the Avesta, or from heroes and kings of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, such as Rustam, Sohrab and Jamshed. These names are kept alive by the Parsi communities of Karachi and Mumbai.
- Names
- 187
- Boys
- 116
- Girls
- 78
Popular Parsi boy names
- CyrusسائرسMeaning disputedBoyPersian
- Dariusداریوشholding firm the goodBoyPersian
- Jamshedجمشیدname of a legendary Persian kingBoyPersian
- Rustamرستمname of the hero of the ShahnamaBoyPersian
- SohrabسہرابMeaning disputedBoyPersian
- Zubinزوبنa javelin (proposed)BoyPersian
- Roshanروشنbright; luminous; shiningBoy or girlPersian
- HomiہومیNo classical source foundBoyOther or unclear
- Narimanنریمانmanly-minded; heroicBoyAvestan (Old Iranian)
- Bahmanبہمنgood mindBoyAvestan (Old Iranian)
- Ardeshirاردشیرwhose rule is through truthBoyPersian
- DarabدارابMeaning disputedBoyPersian
Parsi boy names by letter
Popular Parsi girl names
- FrenyفرینیMeaning disputedGirlAvestan (Old Iranian)
- Anahitaاناہیتاimmaculate; undefiledGirlAvestan (Old Iranian)
- Armaityآرمیتیdevotion; right-mindedness (proposed)GirlAvestan (Old Iranian)
- ShireenشیریںsweetGirlPersian
- Roshanروشنbright; luminous; shiningBoy or girlPersian
- ZarinaزرینہgoldenGirlPersian
- Minooمینوparadise; heavenBoy or girlPersian
- BapsiبپسیNo classical source foundGirlOther or unclear
- HomaiہمائیMeaning disputedGirlPersian
- JerooجیروNo classical source foundGirlOther or unclear
- ArnavazارنوازMeaning disputedGirlAvestan (Old Iranian)
- FaranakفرانکMeaning disputedGirlPersian
Parsi girl names by letter
How Parsi families choose a name
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Where our meanings come from
- Justi, Iranisches Namenbuch (1895)
- Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892)
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Questions about Parsi names
Which sources does Naam use for Parsi names?
Ferdinand Justi’s Iranisches Namenbuch (1895) for Old Iranian names and Steingass’s Persian–English Dictionary (1892) for Persian words.
Are Parsi names Persian?
Mostly. Many go back to Old Iranian (Avestan) forms and have modern Persian equivalents.