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Persian Christians have Arabic names indistinguishable from their Muslim neighbors. They can also use Arabic derivations of Christian names (such as saints' names), or Greek , Neo-Aramaic , or Armenian names, as most Christian Iranians are Iranian Armenians , although there are also Iranian Assyrians and Iranian Georgians.
Pages in category "Persian masculine given names" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Afshin;
The name Baku is widely believed to be derived from the old Persian names of the city Bad-kube, meaning "city where the wind blows", or Baghkuh, meaning "Mount of God". Arabic sources refer the city as Baku , Bakukh , Bakuya , and Bakuye , all of which seem to come from the original Persian name.
Darius, the Hand of Noxus, a playable champion character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends. Darius, a character from The Hunger Games. Darius, the wolf character from the Patrick Carman books The Land of Elyon. Darius Britt, the female main character from Safety Not Guaranteed.
Reza ( Persian: رضا, romanized : Rezâ) is the Persian variant of the Arabic name Rida, which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". [ 1] It is one of the most widely used names in Iran .
Leila ( Arabic: ليلى, Persian: ليلى, Hebrew: לילה, Sanskrit: लीला) is a feminine given name primarily found in the Middle East, including Semitic speaking countries, Iran, and Turkey. In the Latin alphabet, the name is commonly spelled in multiple ways, including Leila, Layla, Laylah, Laila, Leyla and Leylah .
Amir (also spelled Ameer or Emir; ( Arabic: أمير, Persian: امیر, Persian pronunciation: [æmiːˈɾ], Hebrew: אמיר) is a masculine name of multi-lingual origin. The name has different meanings in multiple languages. In Arabic the name means prince or royal. The word originally meant "Commander (of army)". It later became a title ...
Esther ( Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר) is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther, eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther . According to the Hebrew Bible, queen Esther was born with the name הֲדַסָּה Hadassah ("Myrtle"). Her name was changed to Esther to hide her identity upon becoming queen of Persia.