| AAZIN |
Commander
in chief |
| ABADAN |
Prosperous |
| ABADARD |
One
who possesses prosperity |
| ABADI
|
Prosperity |
| ABARJA
|
Most strenuous |
| ABTUM
|
Creator
of the plentiful waters |
| ADAR |
Fire;
name of an angel. Av. Atar, Pahl. Atur |
| ADARBAD |
Protector of fire; name of a saint |
| ADARBAHRAM
|
Fire
of success, victory |
| ADARBURZIN |
Fire
of exaltation; name of son of hero Framroz; shortened
form of Adarburzinmeher |
| ADARBURZINMEHER |
Fire
of exalted love and affection; the third sacred fire of
Sassanian Iran, that of husbandmen |
| ADARFIROZ |
Fire
of victory |
| ADARFRA |
Fire
of glory |
| ADARGUSHNASP |
Fire
dedicated to a war stallion; the second sacred fire of
Sassanian Iran, that of warriors; an emblem of military
strength |
| ADARHORMAZD |
Fire
of God |
| ADARHOSHANG |
Fire
of knowledge and intelligence |
| Adarji |
|
| ADARKHORDAD |
Fire
of glory |
| ADARKHURSHID |
Fire
of the sun |
| ADARMAH |
Month
of Adar |
| ADARMARD |
A
man of power |
| ADARPADYAVAND |
Fire
of power |
| ADARVAN |
Fire
protector |
| ADEL |
Just |
| ADRO |
Most
righteous |
| ADVI |
Needing
no protection |
| AFIVEH |
Extremely
good |
| AFLATUN |
Plato |
| AHUMSTUT |
One
who prays the Ahu(nvar) i.e. Yatha Ahu Vairyo
|
| AHUN |
Of
God, pertaining to God |
| AIRYAMAN |
Noble
mind, name of an angel |
| AMARDAD |
Immortality;
Av. Ameretat; Pahl. Amurdad |
| AMAVAND |
Powerful,
strong |
| ANAOSHAK |
Immortal |
| ANOSH |
Immortal;
elixir |
| ANOSHIRUVAN |
Having
an immortal soul |
| AORANG |
Glory,
honor |
| AOSHNAR |
A
man of intellect; Av. Aoshanara |
| ARASH |
Truthfulness;
righteousness; name of a famous archer of ancient Iran;
Av. Erekhsha: Pahl. Arish |
| ARASTI |
Adorned;
name of Zarathushtra's uncle; father of Mediomah |
| ARAWAOSTRA |
Possessing
a white stallion |
| ARDAFRAVASH |
Holy
guardian spirit |
| ARDAKHOREH |
Having
holy lustre |
| ARDASHIR |
Righteous
ruler; Pahl. form of Av. Aretakhshathra |
| ARDAVIRAF |
Holy
resplendent hero |
| Ardeshir |
|
| ARDVAN |
Protector
of holiness |
| ARMIN |
A
dweller of the garden of Eden; son of King Kobad |
| ARSHAK |
Straightforward |
| ARSHAMA |
Having
the might of a hero |
| ARSHAN |
Hero |
| ARSHAVIR |
Righteous
hero |
| ARSHIS |
Blessing |
| ARTA |
Righteous |
| ARTAFARNIS |
Havng
holy glory |
| ARTAVARDIYA |
Doer
of justice, name of one of Darius' generals |
ARTAWAHISHTA,
ARDWAHISHT |
Best
holiness; one of the seven Amahraspands meaning
archangels; Av. Asha Vahishta |
| ARVAND |
Swift;
brave, courageous; name of a mountain in old Iran; Av.
Aurvant |
| ARYABURZIN |
Exalted
Iranian |
| ARYAMEHER |
Aryan
sun; sun amongst the Aryans |
| ARZANI |
Worthy |
| ASDIN |
Hope
of religion |
| ASFANDIAR |
Created
by the holy spirit |
| ASHAVAHISHT |
Best
righteousness |
| ASHRAF |
Noble |
| ASHTAD |
Rectitude;
name of an angel |
| ASPANDAD |
Bountiful
humility, earth; name of an angel |
| ASPANDYAR |
Bountiful
friend; Av. Spentodator meaning bountiful |
| ASPANTAMAN |
White
one; family name of Zarathushtra. Av. Spitama
|
| ASRAT |
Third;
Av. Thrita; father of hero Kersasp of the Sama
family |
| ASTOH |
Unconquerable |
| ATARS |
Undaunted |
| ATBIN |
Of
water; name of the father of King Faridoon; Av. Athvyan
|
| ATHRINA |
Pertaining
to fire |
| AURASHASPA |
Possessing
swift camels |
| AURVATASP |
One
having swift horses; name of the father of Vishtaspa |
| AYANGHAT |
Made
of iron |
| AZAD |
Noble |
| AZADAFROZ |
Shining
nobly |
| AZADCHEHR |
Of
noble appearance |
| AZADMARD |
Noble
man |
| AZADSARV |
Noble
cypress |
| AZARKEVAN |
Fire
of Saturn; name of a famous dastur |
| AZARMIG |
Endearing,
honored, respected |
| AZARZUSHNES |
Fire-like
potency |
| AZMAN |
Infinite |
| |
|
|
| BABAK |
Diminutive of father in Pers. Ancestor of Sassanian King
Ardashir; Pahl. Papak |
| BAGHODAT |
Created
by God |
| BAHADUR
|
Valiant |
| BAHMAN
|
Good mind |
| BAHMANYAR
|
Having
a friend with a good mind |
| BAHMARD |
Good
man |
| BAHRAM |
Victorious; name of an angel. Av. Verethraghna |
| BAHRAMCHOBIN
|
Having
a victorious club; name of a celebrated Iranian general
|
| BAHRAMDAD |
Created
by victory |
| BAHRAMGOR |
Sassanian
King Bahram, famous for extraordinary skill in shooting
gor i.e. wild ass |
| BAHRAMIAN |
Descended
from the family of Bahram |
| BAKHTAFRID |
Blessed
by fortune |
| BAKHTAFRIT |
Blessed
by fortune |
| BAKHTYAR |
Friend
of fortune |
| BALASH |
Name
of a king; another form of Valakhsh |
| Bamanji |
|
| BAMDAT |
Dawn
|
| BAMSHAD |
Pleasant
dawn |
| Bapuji |
|
| BARAZ |
Exalted
|
| Barjorji |
|
| BARMAN |
High
minded |
| BARZU,
BURJOR |
Exalted:
Av. Berezat, name of an angel; name of grandson
of hero Rustam |
BASTAVAR,
BASTUR |
Name
of a famous hero; Av. Bastavairi one who wears
a tight armor round his chest; name of Zarir's
son and King Gushtasp's nephew |
| BEHBUD |
Good
leader |
| BEHRUZ |
Good
day |
| BEHZAD |
Born
of good family |
| Bejanji |
|
| Beramji |
|
| BEREZAVANT |
Exalted |
| BEZAN |
Name
of the son of Banugushnasp the brave daughter of hero
Rustam |
| Bhikhaji |
|
| Bhimji |
|
| BOKHTAR |
Redeemer,
saviour, Reliever of all troubles |
| BORJIS |
Exaltation
|
| BUNDAR |
With
a noble lineage |
| BURZAFRAH |
Having
exalted glory |
| BURZAFRID |
One
who is exalted |
| BURZASP |
Having
tall stallions |
| BURZIN |
Exalted |
| BURZINCHEHER |
With
an exalted face |
| BURZINKURUSH |
Exalted
sun, name of a teacher of Zarathushtra |
| BURZINMEHER,
BUZARGMEHER |
Exalted
love, great friendship |
| |
|
|
| CHAKHRAVAT |
Having
a chariot |
| CHAXSHNUSH |
Rejoicing;
name of Zarathushtra's ancestor |
| CHEHERAZAD
|
Of noble countenance |
| CHUBIN
|
Having a wooden mace, club, or bat; nickname of the famous
General Bahram of King Khusru Parvez who used a wooden
club |
| |
|
|
| DAD |
Law,
justice; name of a pious dastur |
| Dadabhai,
Dadi* |
|
| DADAFARIN
|
Created by justice |
| DADAR
|
Creator |
| DADBANDAD |
Law-conforming
|
| DADBURZIN |
Exalted
by law |
| DADFARUK |
Shining
by law |
| DADFIRUZ |
Victorious
by law |
| DADGAR |
Judge |
| DADMEHER |
Just
law |
| DAENOVAJANGH |
Religious
force
|
| Dajibhai*
|
|
| DANESHVAR |
Possessing
knowledge, learned |
| DARA,
DARAB, DARABSHAH, DARASHAH |
Name
of a king, shah being an honorific |
| Darasha |
|
| DARAYUS,
DARIUS, DARYUS |
Possessing
goodness; Cun. Darayavahu. name of the famous Achaemenian
king |
| DARAZDAST |
Long-handed;
King Artaxerxes Longimanus was thus called
|
| DASTAN |
Strong,
powerful; another name for Zal, father of Rustam
|
| DAVRAMESHI |
Having
stout sheep |
| DEHMEHER |
Friend
of village |
| DELAFRUZ |
Kindler
of the heart |
| DELAWAR |
Liberal,
charitable |
| DELIR |
Brave |
| DELSUZ |
Sympathetic |
| Dhanjibhai,
Dhanjisha* |
|
| DINPANAH |
Having
protection of the religion |
| Dinshaw* |
|
| DINSHAH |
Lord
of religion |
| DINYAR |
Friend
of religion |
| DIVBAND |
Binder
of demons |
| Dorabji |
|
| Dosabhai*
|
|
| DRAVASP |
Having
healthy horses; name of an angel to whom Yasht IX (Gosh)
is dedicated |
| |
|
|
| Edalji |
|
| EMET |
Hope |
| ERACH
|
Noble: name of the youngest son of King Faridoon
|
| Erachji,
Erachsha |
|
| EREZWAND,
EREZWA |
Righteous,
holy |
| |
|
|
| Fakirji*
|
|
| FARAVINDAD |
Obtaining
glory
|
| FARDAD
|
Endowed with splendor |
| Fardunji
|
|
FAREDUN,
FARIDOON |
Pahl.
Fretan; Av. Thraeraona meaning thrice strong:
famous king of Iran, who killed Zohak |
| FARHAD |
Cutter
of stones; name of an Iranian who, to win his beloved
Queen Shirin, dug through an immense mountain |
| FARIBURZ |
Exalted
glory |
| FARKHAN,
FARKHANEH |
Behaving
with propriety |
| FARNBAG |
God's
glory: the first sacred Fire of Sassanian Iran, that of
priests and noblemen |
| FARROKH |
Auspicious,
blessed, happy |
| FARROKHAN |
Glorious,
having glory
|
| FARROKHBAKHSH
|
Bestower
of joy, happiness |
| FARROKHBONDAD |
Having
a happy family |
| FARROKHHORMAZD |
Prosperous
Ohrmazd |
| FARROKHMARD |
Happy,
prosperous man |
| FARROKHNEZAD |
Of
blessed purity |
| FARROKHRUZ |
Happy
day
|
| FARROKHZAD,
FARKHOZAD |
Auspiciously
born |
| FARSAK |
Father
of all progress |
| FARUD |
Descent;
name of the brother of King Kay-Khosraw |
| FARZAN |
Wise,
learned |
| FEROZGAR |
The
triumphant |
| FIRDOUS |
Paradise |
| FIRDOUSI |
Belonging
to Paradise; nom de plume of the greatest poet of Iran
|
| Firozji,
Firozsha |
|
| FRAHIMRAWA |
Exalted
soul |
| FRAHISRVA |
Celebrated |
FRAMARZ,
FARAMROZE |
Merciful:
name of the son of hero Rustam. His exploits are narrated
in Borzu Nameh and Framarz Nameh |
| Framji,
Framroz |
|
| FRASHAOSHTRA |
Having
useful camels; name of a believer; brother of Jamasp,
of the Hvogva family |
| FRASHAVARD |
Name
of a son of King Gushtasp killed in battle with Arjasp
Av. Frash-ham-vareta |
| FRAVAK
|
Forthright
speaker; name of the father of King Hoshang and son of
Siamak |
| FREORTIS |
Farvardin;
name of the first month |
| |
|
|
| GAODHASTI |
One
who maintains animals |
| GASHTAHAM |
Very
strong; name of the valiant son of King Naodar |
| GAUBRUVA
|
Cun. name of a Persian companion of Darius |
| GAVE,
GEV |
Name of the son of Gudarz, and the husband of Banugushnasp,
the brave daughter of Rustam |
| GAYOMARD |
Mortal
life; name of the progenitor of the Aryans |
| GELSHAH |
King
of the earth; another name of Gayomard |
| GERAMIG |
Dear;
treasured; name of one of the generals of King Gushtasp
|
| Ghandibhai*
|
|
| GIRA |
Supreme
control |
| GOBERU |
Cattle
nourisher; name of the Zoroastrian ruling dynasty of Tabaristan
|
| Godrezji |
|
| GORAZE
|
One
who organizes; Av. Varaze, name of an Iranian hero;
brother of King Gushtasp |
| GOSHNJAM |
Powerful
river Jam; name of the father of Dastur Manushchehr
|
| GOVAD |
Name
of an angel presiding over wind; name of 22nd day of each
month |
| GUDARZ,
GODREJ |
Father
of Gev, a wise counsellor at the court of Iran |
| GUSHNASP |
Possessing
a stallion |
| GUSHTAHM |
Of
a strong family
|
| GUSHTASP |
Having
a ready horse; Av. Vishtaspa. Greek Hystaspis;
Kayanian patron king of Zarathushtra |
| Gustadji |
|
| |
|
|
| HABUB |
Having
good animals or cows: Av. Hvogva, family name of
Jamasp |
| HAECHATASPA |
One
who sprinkles water on horses; fourth ancestor of Zarathushtra:
family name of Zarathushtra |
| HAFTANBAD
|
Made prosperous by seven Archangels or planets (?)
|
| HAKHAMANISH
|
Friendly mind: name of the fifth ancestor of Darius the
Great, after whom the Achaemenian dynasty was named |
| HARDAR |
Eighth
linear ancestor of Zarathushtra |
| HARDARASHNA |
Seventh
ancestor of Zarathushtra |
| Hiraji*
|
|
| Hirji,
Hirjibhai* |
|
| HOM |
Name
of an angel; name of a sacred medicinal plant
|
| HOMA |
Name
of a bird of Iran |
| HOMFRASHMI |
Foremost
Hom; name of a pious man who caught Afrasiab in his
noose and handed him over to Kay-Khosraw
|
| Homi* |
|
| Homji
|
|
| HOMYAR |
Friend
of the angel Hom |
| Hormasji |
|
| HORMAZD |
Av.
Ahura Mazda. Phl. Ohrmazd, Omniscient Lord of Existence
|
| HORMAZDAD |
Created
by Ohrmazd |
| HORMAZDYAR |
Friend
of Ohrmazd
|
| HOSH |
Intelligence
|
| HOSHANG |
Knowledge
and intelligence; Av. Haoshyangha. name of a Pishdadian
klng |
HOSHEDAR,
AUSHEDAR |
One
who increases holiness; name of a future saviour |
HOSHEDARMAH,
AUSHEDAR-MAH |
One
who increases reverence; name of another future saviour
|
| HOSHYAR |
Clever;
name of a learned mobed, disciple of Dastur Azar Kaiwan
|
| HUAFRID |
Well-created
name of a king and his dynasty who ruled after the Kayanians
|
| HUAFRITA |
Well-loved
|
| HUCHITHRA |
Having
good origin
|
| HUKHSHTHRA |
Good
ruler |
| HUSRAV |
Of
good fame |
| HUTAN |
Well-bodied
|
| HUVASPA |
Having
good horses |
| HUZVAK |
Good
speaker |
| HVARECHAESHMAN |
Having
eyes like the sun |
| HVARECHITHRA
|
Originated
from the sun; Av. name of the second son of Zarathushtra
|
| |
|
|
| IRANSHAH |
King
of Iran. used today for the holiest Fire enthroned at
Udvada |
| ISATVASTRA |
Voluntary
agriculturist Av. name of eldest son of Zarathushtra |
| ISHVAT
|
Desired |
| IZAD,
YAZAD |
God;
angel. Av. Yazata
|
| IZADYAR |
Friend
of God |
| |
|
|
| JAHAN |
World
|
| JAHANABAD |
One
who makes the world prosper |
| JAHANBAX
|
Bestower of the world; son of hero Framarz |
| JAHANDAR
|
Keeper of the world |
| JAHANGIR |
Conqueror
of the world |
| JAHANJUY |
Seeker
of the world |
| JAHANMARD
|
Man
of the world
|
| JAHANSHAH |
King
of the world |
| JAHANSUZ |
Burner
of the world; name of hero Barzu's son |
| Jalbhai |
|
| JAMASP |
Possessor
of sturdy horses; name of a minister of King Gushtasp
who was the husband of Pouruchisti, youngest daughter
of Zarathushtra
|
| Jamaspji
|
|
| JAMSHED |
The
shining river Jam; Av. Yima Khshaeta, famous Pishdadian
king |
| Jamshedji |
|
| JAMSHIR |
Son
of King Khosraw Parviz who ruled for a brief period |
| JANAFRUZ |
One
who cheers, kindles life |
| JANDAL |
Name
of a wise counsellor of King Faridoon, sent to the court
of Yaman
|
| JANGI |
Warlike;
brave |
| JAVANMARD |
Young
man |
| JAVIDAN |
Etemal.
perpetual; name of the father of Ardashir, a signatory
to the letter of the Zoroastrians of Khorasan to the Parsis,
dated 880 A.Y. |
| Jehangir |
|
| Jijibhai*
|
|
| Jivaji*
|
|
| Jivanji*
|
|
| |
|
|
| KAI,
KAY |
Royal
|
| Kaikhosru |
|
| Kaikobad
|
|
| KAIKOBAD
|
Name of founder of Kayanian dynasty; Av. Kavi Kavata
friend of royalty |
KAMBUJIYA,
KABUJIVA |
(OP)
Gk. Cambyses, the son of Cyrus the Great |
| KAMDELE |
Desire
of the heart |
| KAMRAN
|
Successful
in every undertaking; name of a learned Zoroastrian of
Shiraz |
| KAMUS |
Family
name of Eshkabus, killed by Rustam with one arrow
|
| KARAN |
Active,
efficient |
| KARlMAN |
Name
of a son of hero Barzu |
KAUS,
KAVAS |
Name
of a believer; Av. Kavay; his Farohar is
invoked in Farvardin Yasht
|
| KAVANNUSH
|
Kingly
nectar; name of a brother of King Faridoon |
| Kavasji,
or Kavasha |
|
| KAVAY |
Royal
dynasty |
| KAVEH |
The
famous smith of Isfahan who defeated the usurper Zohak
and established Faridoon on the throne of Iran |
| KAYAN |
Name
of the dynasty founded by Kaikobad |
| KAYANSHAH |
King
of the Kayanian dynasty.
|
| KAYARAX |
Ancestor
of King Kay-Khosraw |
| KAYARMIN |
Name
of a son of King Kaikobad; Av. Kavi Arshna |
KAYGUSHTASP,
KAYVISHTASP |
The
Kayanian King Gushtasp, patron of Zarathushtra; Av. Kavi
Vishtaspa |
| KAYKAUS |
Name
of son of King Kaikobad; Av. Kavi Usadhan
|
KAYKHUSRU,
KAY-KHOSRAW |
Of
good fame; name of a Kayanian king |
| KAYLOHRASP |
Father
of King Gushtasp; Av. Aurvataspa, swift horsed
|
| KAYNASHNIN |
Successor
to royalty |
| KAYOMARS |
Mortal
life; another form of Gayomard
|
| KAYPASSEN |
A
son of King Kaikobad; Av. Kavi Pisina |
| KAYRAS |
Name
of a son of King Kaikobad |
| KAYZAD |
Born
of royalty; of the Kayanian family
|
| KERBAD |
An
Iranian hero |
| Kerbadji |
|
| KERFEGAR |
One
who recognizes all merit |
| KERMANSHAH
|
A
hero king |
| KERSASP |
Having
lean horses; the celebrated Pishdadian hero
|
| KESHWAD |
Son
of Karan; name of a general of King Minochehr |
| KEVAN |
Saturn |
| KHANVANT |
Shining |
| KHARAD |
Wisdom;
Av. Khratu; Pahl. Khrat; Pers. Khirad
|
| Kharshedji |
|
| KHAVAR |
Creator
of all favors |
| Khodabax |
|
| KHOJASTEH |
Auspicious |
| KHORDAD |
Created
by glory or grace |
| KHOREHOMAND |
Surrounded
by a halo, possessing grace
|
| KHORRAM |
Delightful,
happy |
| KHORUSHASP |
Having
pleasant horses |
KHOSRAV,
KHUSRU |
Of
good fame; Av. Husrava; king; (compare 'Caesar',
'Czar') |
| KHUBCHEHR |
Having
a fine face |
| KHUBRUY |
With
a good face |
| KHUBYAR |
Having
a good friend |
| KHUDABANDEH |
Servant
of God |
| KHUDABAX |
Gift
from God |
| KHUDADAD |
Created
by God |
| KHUDAMARD |
Man
of God |
| KHUDAMORAD |
Desire
of God |
| KHUDAPARASHT |
God's
devotee |
| KHUDARAM |
Joy
of God |
| KHUDAVAND |
King
of the Universe |
| KHUDAVANDEH |
God,
Lord |
| KHUDAYAD |
Memory
of God |
| KHUDAYAR |
Friend
of God |
| KHUFIRUZ |
With
good victory |
| KHURDAD |
Perfection;
Name of an Archangel, Av. Haurvatat; name of the
sixth day and the third month |
| KHURSAND |
Contented,
happy |
KHURSHID,
KHWARSHED |
Sun,
Av. Hvare Khshaeta, 'shining sun' |
| KHURSHIDCHEHR |
With
a face like the sun; name of Zarathushtra's son; Av. Hvarechithra
|
| KHUSHCHEHR |
Having
pleasing features |
| KHUSHMANISH |
Having
a good heart |
| KHUSHMASTA |
Extremely
joyous |
| KHUSHNAVAZ |
Sweet
comforter |
| KHUSHROD |
Pleasant
river |
| KOBAD |
Name
of father of Khusru the Just |
| KURUSH |
(OP)
Far sighted; Cun. name of Achaemenian King, Gk.
Cyrus the Great |
| Kuvarji*
|
|
| |
|
|
| Lavji*
|
|
| Limji,
Limjibhai* |
|
| LOHRASP
|
Father of King Gushtasp; Av.Aurvataspa,'having
swift horses' |
| |
|
|
| MAHBURZIN |
Exalted
moon |
| MAHDAT |
Created
by the moon
|
| MAHMEHER
|
The
moon and the sun; the month of Mihr |
| MAHNAHID
|
The moon and Saturn |
| MAHRASPAND |
Holy
Word; name of an angel; name of the 29th day of the month
|
| MAHRUY |
Moon
faced |
| MAHVANDAD
|
Having
reached the moon; name of a commentator on the Pahlavi
Vendidad |
| MAHVIR |
Moon
hero |
| MAHYAR |
One
whose friend is the moon |
| Manakji,
Manaksha* |
|
Mancherji,
or
Manchersha |
|
| MANUSH
|
Intelligence
|
| MANUSHKHUNARF,
MANUSHKHURNER |
'Hero of the heavenly sun'; an ancestor of Zarathushtra;
name of the father of the Pishdadian King Minochehr |
| MARDAN,
MARDANSHAH |
King
of men: name of a nephew and son-in-law of Darius I |
| MARDBUD |
Chief
amongst men |
| Marzban |
|
| MARZBAN |
Governor
of the frontier; margrave
|
| MEDIOMAH |
Middle
of the month; cousin and first disciple of Zarathushtra:
Av. Maidyoi maongha |
| MEHBAZU |
Arm
of the angel Mihr |
| MEHBUD |
Chief
of a country; name of a trusted relative of King Kobad
|
| MEHER,
MIHR |
Av.
Mithra, the sun; love, friendship; pact, contract, bond;
name of an angel; name of the 16th day and seventh month
|
| MEHERAB |
Lustre
of friendship; name of a king of Kabul who was the father
of Rudabeh, mother of Rustam |
| MEHERABAD |
Made
prosperous by Mihr; city of Mihr
|
| MEHERAFSHAN |
Devoted
in love |
| MEHERAK |
Like
Mihr; name of a hero, the father-in-law of King Shapur
I
|
| MEHERAN |
Name
of the head of one of the seven illustrious Sassanian
families |
| MEHERASP |
'Friendly
horse'; name of a chamberlain of King Xerxes |
| MEHERBAKHSH |
Gift
of Mihr
|
| MEHERBAN,
MEHERWAN |
Kind,
friendly; name of a noted scribe |
| MEHERBURZIN |
Exalted
Mihr; name of a son of Farhad
|
| MEHERDAD |
Created,
given by Mihr; Cun. Mithradata |
| MEHERNARSEH
|
Name
of the prime minister of King Behram V, also known as
Behram Gor |
| MEHERNOSH |
Immortal
Mihr
|
| MEHEROJ,
MEHERUZ |
Day
of light and love |
| MEHERSAN |
Looking
like Mihr |
| MEHERYAR |
Friend
of love |
| MEHERZAD |
Born
of the sun |
| Merjibhai |
|
| Mervanji |
|
| MINOCHEHR |
Of
spiritual or heavenly appearance; born of a heroic family;
name of a Pishdadian king : Av. Manushchithra |
| MINOO |
Spiritual,
heavenly, divine |
| MOHOR |
Moon;
Av. Mah; name of the 12th day of the month |
| Motabhai*
|
|
| MURAD |
Wish |
| MURDAD |
Immortality;
later form of Amardad |
| |
|
|
| Nadarsha |
|
| NADIR |
Excellent
|
| NAMDAR
|
Keeper
of the illustrious name; famed |
| Nanabhai*
|
|
| Naorozji |
|
| NAORUZ |
New
year's day |
| NAOSHAD
|
New
joy |
| NAOTAR,
NAVDAR, NAVZAR |
Younger,
newer; one of the three sons of Minochehr; Av. Naotara,
Pers. Naozar |
| NAOZAD |
New-born
|
| NARIMAN |
Manly
minded; Av. Nairemanah; epithet of the hero Kersasp,
ancestor of Zal and Rustam |
| NARIMANZADEH |
Born
of the family of Nariman
|
| NARSEH
|
Name
of the sons of Shapur and Yazdgerd I |
| Nasarvanji |
|
| NASHAK,
NASHA |
Friend
of all |
| NAWAZISH |
Gift
given by God |
| NAZBAN |
Protector
of gracefulness |
| NEKCHEHR |
Having
a good disposition, nature, appearance
|
| NEKDEL |
Good
hearted |
| NEKMARD |
A
good man |
| NEKSHAD |
one
who is noble and spreads happiness around |
| NERlOSANGH |
'Known
amongst men'; name of a famous priest of India who translated
into Sanskrit the Avesta and Pahlavi texts in the 12th
century; abbreviated to Narseh |
| NEVAZAR |
Intrepid as fire |
| NIMRUSTAM |
Half
as mighty as Rustam |
| NOSHIRWAN |
Having
an immortal soul; name of the famous Sassanian king
|
| NOSHZAD,
NUSHZAD |
Born
immortal |
| NOTRIGA |
Name
of the third brother of Zarathushtra
|
| NUSH |
Immortal;
elixir; antidote; shortened form of Anosh
|
| NUSHADAR,
NUSHAZAR |
Fire
of life; name of a son of Azar Afruz, son of Mehernosh,
son of the hero Aspandyar |
| NUVED,
NIVED |
Good
news
|
| |
|
|
| ORVADASP |
Possessing
swift horses |
| |
|
|
| PABAND |
Secured
|
| PADMANI |
The
Lord of moderation
|
PAHLAWAN,
PAHALVAN |
Hero;
warrior |
PAITIRASPA,
PETERASP |
Name
of Zarathushtra's grandfather |
| PAKTAN |
Having
a pure body |
| Palanji |
|
| PALASH
|
Name
of a king |
| PARASTAR |
Adorer,
worshipper; name of a learned Mobed of Patna |
| PARVANDA |
Within
everybody |
PARWEZ,
PARVEZ,
PARVIZ, PERWEZ,
APARVIZ |
Victorious;
an epithet of King Khusru II |
| PASHANGH |
Name
of King Minochehr's father
|
| PASHIN
|
Forward,
advanced; name of King Kaikobad's son |
PEROZ,
PEROCH,
PIRUZ |
Victorious;
name of a Sassanian king
|
| PEROZSHAH |
Victorious
ruler |
| PESHOTAN |
Wisely
active, devoted one of the sons of King Gushtasp; Av.
Pishishyaothna |
| Pestanji,
or Peshotanji |
|
PIRANGUSHNASP,
PIRGUSHNASP |
Having
old male horses
|
| PISHAN |
Predecessors
|
| PISHKAR |
Zealous
in his duty |
| PISHKASIR |
Head
of a profession or guild |
| PISNANGH |
Name of a son of King Kaikobad |
| Pochaji*
|
|
| PORGAV |
Having
abundant cattle; name of King Faridoon's ancestor
|
| POURUSHASPA |
'Having
grey horses', name of Zartosht's father |
| PULAD,
POLAD |
Steel
|
| PULADVAND |
Steel-like
|
| |
|
|
| RAHAM |
Name
of a son of Gudarz or Godrej |
| RAKHOH |
The
Independent
|
| RAM |
Joyfulness,
peace; name of the 21st day of the month |
| RAMBAX
|
Bestower
of joy |
| RAMBEHESHT |
Joyful
heaven |
| RAMBURZIN |
Exalted
joy
|
| RAMDIN
|
Joy
of religion |
| RAMGUSHNASP |
Joy
in possessing a stallion |
| RAMIN |
Joyful |
| RAMISHT |
Most
joyful |
| RAMYAR |
Friend
of joyfulness
|
| RANGUSHTAR
|
Name
of the second elder brother of Zarathushtra |
| RANJISHN |
Name
of an ancestor of Zarathushtra
|
| RASHID |
One
who has attained salvation |
| RASHNA |
Justice;
name of an angel; name of the 18th day of the month |
| Rastamji
[Rostamji, Rustamji] |
|
| Ratanji,
or Ratansha |
|
| RATUSHTAR |
Brother
of Zarathushtra |
| RAYOMAND |
Full
of glory |
| REWNIZ |
Warrior |
ROINTAN,
ROYINTAN,
RUINTON |
Having a body of brass. i.e. invulnerable; an epithet
of Aspandyar |
| ROSHAN
|
Bright,
shining; name of a scholar mentioned in the Pahlavi Vendidad
|
| ROZAFZUN |
Prosperous
day
|
| ROZBAHAR |
Spring
day |
| ROZMEHER |
Day
of love and light
|
| RUSHAD |
One
whose soul is joyous, i.e. deceased |
| RUSTAM |
Name
of the celebrated hero of Iran; strong and well built;
Pahl. Rotastahm; "I am freed". the words spoken
by Rustam's mother at his birth, for he was the size of
a one-year-old |
| RUZBEH,
RUZEVEH |
Good
day |
| |
|
|
| SAEN |
Summit
one of the foremost disciples of Zarathushtra
|
| SAFNA |
Bringer
of prosperity
|
| SAHI
|
Straight
|
| SALM
|
Eldest
son of Faridoon |
SAM,
SAHAM, SAHEM,
SHAHAM |
Name
of Kersasp's grandfather; name of Zal's father
|
| Santokji |
|
| SARAFRAZ
|
Conqueror;
one whose head is high |
SAROSH,
SARUSH,
SORUSH |
Hearkening,
Obedience; Av. Sraosha: name of an angel; name
of the 17th day of the month |
| SAROSHYAR |
Friend
to Sraosha/Obedience |
| SARVAR |
Sovereign
prince lord |
| SARVAZAD |
Noble
like a cypress
|
| SARVIN
|
Tall
like a cypress |
| SASAN |
Name
of the grandfather of King Ardashir Babakan |
| Savaksha |
|
| SHAH |
King |
| SHAHAK |
A
princeling |
| SHAHAN |
Belonging
to a king
|
| SHAHBAHRAM |
Victorious
king |
| SHAHDAN |
Royal
gift |
| SHAHEN |
Royal |
| SHAHFIRUZ |
Victorious king |
| SHAHJAHAN |
King
of the world |
| SHAHMARD |
Royal
person
|
| SHAHMARDAN |
Of
the family of Shahmard |
| SHAHPUR,
SHAPUR |
Son
of a king
|
| SHAHREN |
Belonging
to the realm |
SHAHREVAR,
SHAHREWAR |
Divine
power; best rule; the third Amahraspand (archangel);
name of the fourth day and sixth month |
SHAHROKH,
SHARUKH |
Having
a royal face
|
| SHAHRUD |
Royal
river |
| SHAHRYAR |
Sovereign,
ruler, lord |
| SHAHRZAD |
Prince
of the realm |
| SHAHVIR |
Royal
hero |
| SHAHZAD |
Of
royal birth; prince |
| Shapurji |
|
| SHEHERAZAD |
Independent,
free |
| SHEHERBARAZ |
Exalted
person of the realm; name of a general of King Khusru
Parviz |
| SHERFIRUZ |
Victorious
lion |
| SHERGIR |
One
who holds the lion |
| Sheriadji |
|
| SHERSHAH |
King
of lions |
| SHIDASP |
Possessing
shining horses; name of the son of Tur, son of King Jamshed
|
| SHIDUSH |
Shining
shoulder; name of the son of Gudarz; a disciple of Azar
Kaevan |
| SHIRMARD |
Lion-like
man |
| SHIRUY |
Lion-faced;
son of King Khusru Parviz |
| SHIRVANSHAH |
'Lion-like';
name of the kings of the Shirvan dynasty |
| SHIRZAD |
Born
of a lion |
SIAVAKHSH,
SIAVAKHSHAN,
SIAVAX, SIAVUSH |
One
who possesses black-stallions'; name of the great-grandson
of King Kaykavus and father of Kay-Khosraw; Av. Syavarshana
|
| SMARDIS,
SMERDIS |
Exalted;
Bardiya in the Cun. inscriptions |
| SOHRAB,
SOHRKHAB |
Having
glowing features; illustrious; name of the son of Rustam
|
| Sorabji |
|
| SPENTODAD |
Created
by the holy spirit; Av. Spento data |
| SPITAMAN |
White,
pure; name of Zarathushtra's ancestor of the family of
Spitama |
| SPITYUR |
One
who possesses white lambs; name of a brother of King Jamshed;
Av. Spityura |
| SRIROXNA |
Having
beautiful oxen |
| STIVANT |
Steadiness,
security |
| Suklaji |
|
| SURIN |
War-like,
brave; name of a warrior family of ancient Iran; Pahl.
Suren |
| SUROYAZAT |
Valiant
angel |
| SYAMAK |
Name
of a son of Gayomard |
| |
|
|
| TAHM |
Brave,
valiant
|
| TAHMASP,
TUMASP |
Having
strong horses
|
| TAHMTAN
|
Strong-bodied
|
| TAHMURAS
|
A
strong body; Av. Takma Urupa; name of
the second Pishdadian king; son of King Hooshang
|
| TAJ |
Crown
|
| TAKHMASPADA |
One
who has an army of heroes; name of a general of Darius
I |
| TAMUR
|
Name
of a son of the hero Barzu; shortened form of Tahmuras
|
| TARONISH |
Enemy
of all evil |
| Tehmuras |
|
| Temulji |
|
| THRITAK |
'Third';
Avestan name of Kersasp's father, so called as he was
the third son; Av. Thrita, Pahl. Saret. Pers.
Asrat
|
| TIGRAN
|
'Shooting an arrow'; name of two Ashkenian kings of Armenia
|
| TIR |
Arrow;
the planet Mercury |
| TIRANDAZ |
Thrower
of arrows, archer |
| TIRDAD |
Created
by Tir; name of Ashkenian kings |
| TISHTAR,
TESHTAR |
'Sirius';
Av. Tishtrya; name of an angel; name of the 13th
day and fourth month |
| TIZ |
Sharp;
quick
|
| TIZASP |
Having
swift horses |
| TIZRAV |
Quick
moving |
| TIZYARSHTI |
Holding
a piercing spear; name of King Gushtasp's brother |
| TOKHARE |
Belonging to the country of Tokhar; name of one of the
sons of the hero Framarz |
| TUS |
Contented,
satisfied; name of a heroic son of the Pishdadian King
Naozar |
| |
|
|
| Ukarji |
|
| UPAMANA |
High
minded; name of an angel
|
| URVAKHSHA
|
Joyful,
cheerful; brother of the hero Kersasp |
| URVATATNARA
|
Man
of perfection; second son of Zarathushtra |
| USHAH |
Dawn;
morning light |
| |
|
|
| VALAKHSH,
VALASH, BALASH, PALASH |
Names
of Ashkanian kings
|
| VANITAR |
Conqueror
|
| VARAZ |
Strength |
| VARAZDAD
|
Giver
of boars |
| VARDANIS
|
Of a brave family |
| VARUN |
Worthy
of the faith reposed in Him |
| VASNA |
Omnipresent
|
| VASPAN
|
One
who reaches the entire creation
|
| VASPAR |
Beneficient
Lord |
| VEER |
Hero
|
| VEHMARD |
A
good man; Pers. Behmard |
| VIFRANAVAZ |
Wise
boatman; name of one who was flown into space in the
form of a bird, lost his way and prayed to Ardvisura
who safely returned him to earth
|
| VISHNASP
|
Possessing a stallion; Av. Gushnasp |
| VISHTASPA |
'Having ready horses', Avestan form of Gushtasp, Kayanian
patron-king of Zarathushtra |
| VISPANFRIA |
Beloved
of all |
| VOHUPERES |
Good
inquirer |
| VOHU-USHTRA |
Having
good camels |
| VOURUNEMANGHA |
Of
wide homage
|
| |
|
|
| WEHAFRID |
Well
created; later form is Behafrid |
| WEHSHAPUR |
Good
prince
|
| WEHZAN
|
Well
born; older form of Bezan |
| |
|
|
| YADGAR |
A
memento, remembrance
|
| YAKDAST |
One
hand; name of a celebrated one-handed Turanian warrior
who fought with Rustam
|
| YAVISHT
|
Young
|
| YAZAD,
YAZD |
Angel; worshipful; Av. Yazata |
| YAZDANDAD |
Created
by angels |
| YAZDANSETAE |
Worshipper
of angels |
| YAZDEZAD
|
Born
of an angel
|
| YAZDGERD |
Created
by angels; names of the Sassanian kings |
| YAZDYAR,
YAZDANYAR |
Friend
of angels |
| YIMA |
Older
form of the river Jam, Jamshed |
| |
|
|
| ZADHORMAZD |
Born
of Ohrmazd
|
| ZADMEHR |
Born
of Mihr
|
| ZADSPARAM
|
Born
as sweet as basil; brother of Manushchehr, High-Priest
of Pars and Kirman |
| ZAHAN
|
World |
| ZAL |
'Old
man'; name of Rustam's father, who had white hair at birth
|
| ZAOSH |
Willing
|
| ZAR
|
Gold
|
| ZARAN |
Golden
|
| ZARATHUSHTRA,
ZARTOSHT |
Possessing
yellow camels; Greek Zoroaster meaning golden star
|
| ZARAZDAITI |
Relying
on, trusting |
| ZARD |
Yellow
|
| ZARIAB
|
Sea water |
| ZARIR |
Having a golden breast-plate; name of a valiant brother
of King Gushtasp |
| ZARMAN |
Old
man; old age |
| ZARMEHER |
Exalted
love, great friendship; shortened form of Buzargmeher
|
| ZARVAN,
ZURVAN |
Time |
| ZAVAREH |
Name
of a brother of Rustam
|
| ZINAWAR |
Having
weapons |
| ZIRAK |
Clever,
intelligent, wise |
| ZIRAKZADEH |
Wise
born |
| ZREH |
Sea |
| ZUBIN |
Helper;
Av. Uzava |
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