Olivia
Amelia
Isla
Ava
Emily
Isabella
English-Persian names for girls
Ariana
Arina
Azura
Daria
Jasmine
Kira
Leila
Leyla
Nadia
Roxanne
Sara
Susan
Yasmin
Yasmine
English-Persian feminine names from the /r/namenerds subreddit
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Feminine English names that may also be Persian words
The following names often appeared in Persian language web pages. That means that they are either Persian words, or names which are very familiar to Persian speakers.
Feminine Persian names that may also be English words
These names often appeared in English language web pages.
English word ending matches
Feminine English names often end with -na. Below are Persian names ending with the same word ending.
Persian word ending matches
Feminine Persian names often end with -eh. Below are English names ending with the same word ending.
Fuzzy matches
These are names that would have been the same between the languages, if it hadn't been for a single character difference. Each entry shows an approximate match with the English name on the left, and the Persian name on the right.
English-Persian names popular in both
Names from this page that appear in the official baby name statistics of both a English-speaking and a Persian-speaking country.
| Name | English | Persian |
|---|---|---|
| Sara | #84 girls Canada (Ontario) 2024 | #37 girls Iran 2017 |
Featured in baby name books
Ariana
Ariana is given a Welsh meaning, “silver,” with spellings such as Arianna and Aryana. Ariana is also derived from the Greek Ariadne, meaning “most holy”; in myth Ariadne helped Theseus escape the labyrinth with a thread.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Azura
Azura is a French name meaning “blue” or “sky blue,” with variants such as Azure and Azzurra.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Daria
Daria is the feminine form of Darius and comes from Greek, meaning “wealthy” or “luxurious.” Daria is also read as “king” in Persian or “queenly.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names
Jasmine
Jasmine is a Persian name taken from the fragrant climbing jasmine flower. Jasmine got a big boost from Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin in 1992, and Yasmin or Yasmeen offer a softer-sounding alternative.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Kira
Kira is a Greek name meaning “lady,” while Carrington gives “lord.” Kira is also linked to light and the sun, from Latin, Russian, or Persian roots.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names
Leila
Leila is an Arabic (or Persian) name meaning “night,” “dark as night,” or “dark beauty,” with many spellings like Layla and Lila.
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Girls
Nadia
Nadia comes from Russian and means “hope.” Nadia is the French form of Nadya, which spread in France after the Ballets Russes; in Arabic-speaking countries it means “tender.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Roxanne
Roxanne is of Persian origin, most often meaning “dawn,” though it is also glossed as “brilliant” or “star.” The name spread west through Alexander the Great’s wife and later named the heroine of Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Unusual Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Sara
Sara is a form of Sarah, Hebrew for “princess” or “of royal status,” with relatives like Sadie, Zara, and Sarita.
Susan
Susan is a Hebrew name meaning “lily,” and it developed as a shorter form of Susannah, itself linked to the biblical Shoshana. Susan was hugely popular from the mid-1940s through the 1960s, but it has since fallen sharply and now shows up more often as a middle name.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Girls
Yasmin
Yasmin is a Persian and Arabic name meaning “jasmine flower,” also spelled Yasmeen or Yazmin.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Numerology for Baby Names
Yasmine
Yasmine is a Persian or Arabic form of Jasmine, named for the jasmine flower. Yasmine first caught on in the U.S. in the 1920s thanks to James Flecker’s play Hassan, whose heroine was named Yasmin.
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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All of the suggested English-Persian names on this page are matched solely on their written form — pronunciation may differ.