Persian masculine given names

Bardiya or Smerdis ( ; ; possibly died 522 BCE), also named as Tanyoxarces (; ) by Ctesias, was a son of Cyrus the Great and the younger brother of Cambyses II, both Persian kings. There are sharply divided views on his life. Bardiya either ruled the Achaemenid Empire for a few months in 522 BCE, or was impersonated by a magus called Gaumata ( ), whose name is given by Ctesias as Sphendadates (; ), until he was toppled by Darius the Great.

Armin is a male given name and surname of Indo-European origin.

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thumb|upright=1.2|Coin in the name of Rakhanch, Sogdian Afshin of the [[Principality of Ushrusana. Tamgha symbol on the reverse with the title and name of the ruler. Excavated in the Palace of Kala-i Kakhkakha I, Bunjikat. 7th century CE, National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan (RTL 213).]] Afshin () is a common Persian given name derived from Avestan. Afshin was used by the Sogdians. Historically, it was the title of the rulers of Principality of Ushrusana in Transoxiana before the Muslim conquest of Persia.

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Ardeshir, Ardashir or Ardasher may refer to:

Shahriyar or variants may refer to:

Kamran ( Kāmrān) is a Persian male given name meaning 'prosperous, fortunate'. The name is commonly used in Iran and Azerbaijan, in addition to Bangladesh, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan. Variants include Kâmran, Kamron, and Kamuran.

male given name

male given name (آرش)

Behrouz, Behrooz, Behrus or bihuroz () is a Persian given name, usually masculine, loosely meaning prosperous or fortunate.

male given name

Arslan is a Turkic masculine given name and surname, used mainly in West Asia, Central Asia and South Asia. It means lion and has secondary meanings like brave or fearless. and Aslan and Arsalan are variants of the name. This name is derived from Old Turkic and was used as an epithet for Turkish emperors in the Middle Ages.

Vardan (; Vartan or Wartan in Western Armenian transliteration, pronounced in both Eastern and Western Armenian), Varden () in Georgian, is an Armenian name of Middle Persian origin (from Mid. Pers. Wardā), popular in Armenia and Georgia.

Farhad ( farhād), also spelt Ferhaad, Ferhod or Ferhat, is a common Persian male name used since the Parthians, first recorded for Arsacid kings circa 170 BC. Variants of the name are also commonly found in other countries with historical Persian influences such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the Xinjiang autonomous region of China.

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Gurgen or Gourgen (Armenian: Գուրգեն, Georgian: გურგენ) is an Armenian and Georgian masculine name of Middle Persian origin (Gurgēn), itself ultimately deriving from Old Iranian Vṛkaina-. It may refer to:

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Mehrdad () is a common Persian male given name in Iran (Persia) and other Persian-speaking countries. Mehrdad is a Persian name for boys that means "given by sun" or "given by love". Mehr means "sun" or "love," and Dad means "given."

Farid (Arabic: فَرِيد fariyd, farīd), also spelt Fareed or Ferid and accented Férid, is an Arabic masculine personal name or surname meaning "unique, one-of-a-kind ("the One"), incomparable". For many communities, including in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa, and South East Asia, the name Farid is common across generations.

Khorshīd or Khorshēd ( , meaning the Sun or the "Radiant Sun"), also spelled as Khurshed and Khurshid, is a Persian given name. In the modern day as well as historical Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, but also in Iraqi Kurdistan, Egypt, Central Asia and South Asia, it is mostly a given name for boys. The origin of the word is related to the Avestan divinity Hvare-khshaeta. In Turkish, it is sometimes written as Hurşit.

Nariman (also spelled Narriman, Nareeman, Neriman, Nəriman) is a name of Persian origin ( ). It has roots traced to the Persian epic, Shahnameh, written by Ferdowsi. The name can mean "faith and brightness". It can also mean "brave, hero", with roots in the Avestan word naire-manå ("brave, manly"). In other countries, like Iran, it is used interchangeably with Nauroz, the Persian festival. In Iran and Azerbaijan it is typically a male given name.

Persian male given name

Aftab ( âftâb, meaning "sun" or properly "sunshine") is a surname and a masculine given name.

male given name

Irad (, Irad) is a name in Hebrew. In the Book of Genesis, the grandson of Cain is Irad.

male given name

unisex given name

Bijan (also Bizhan, Bijhan or Bejan; ) is a Persian given name meaning "Hero". People named Bijan include:

Shahrukh, Shahrokh or Shah Rukh () is a Persian name meaning "royal face" (shah means "king", while rukh means "face"). It may refer to: