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Persian boys name advice please

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OldFarticus · 25/06/2016 15:37

Hello

Our baby boy is arriving in December. My DH is Persian and is very keen for our DS to have a sense of his culture, to learn Farsi and have a Persian name. This is all fine and dandy with me. Our surname is very Iranian so a Noah/Jack/Fred type name would sound a bit weird.

He also insists on no religious names of any persuasion! Again, fine with me.

The only problem is that I don't like any of the names he has suggested. So far, options are Cyrus, Darius, Arya or Saam (Sam). I am leaning towards Arya (my grandfather was "Archie" and I think that's what he would go by) but I am scared it's too much like "Aryan" and people will think we are neo nazis possibly overthinking I am also aware it has become accepted as a girl's name in the UK.

Can anyone think of any others? What do people think of Sam and Arya (front runners)?

TIA!

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Mottled · 25/06/2016 15:54

Arya sounds like a girls name to me, bit like Aria or Anya. Love Sam.

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dailymaillazyjournos · 25/06/2016 15:56

What about:
cyrus
Kian
keyvan
kamran
rayan
jasper

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Mottled · 25/06/2016 15:57

Suggesting Casper.

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dailymaillazyjournos · 25/06/2016 15:58

Forgot to say love Sami/Sami. I like Arya but here it seems to only be used as a girls name.

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florascotianew · 25/06/2016 18:25

Sam is a very nice name. Works well in several languages.

I presume you've thought about and rejected the following, but just in case:
Sohrab
Rustem/Rostam
Eskandar (or English version: Alexander)
Jahan
Javed
Mirza
Zubin

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Abetes · 25/06/2016 18:28

Arya is a girl's name in Game of Thrones and I suspect that it may become very popular as a girls name as a result. Love Sam and would work well in the UK.

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OldFarticus · 25/06/2016 18:34

Thanks for the suggestions! Is Casper still a friendly ghost or am I just old? I do like the name....

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TheRealAdaLovelace · 25/06/2016 18:35

What about Arash or Idris?

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Wheresthattomoibabber · 25/06/2016 18:41

Mateen?

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TheRealAdaLovelace · 25/06/2016 18:52

Cyrus

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notagiraffe · 25/06/2016 19:00

Is Idris a Persian name? It's lovely. I'd go for that.
Sam is gorgeous, Cyrus is good and both work in both cultures.
Fahrad can become Fred.
Mansoor, Kahlil, Jamil all sound good to my ears.

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badtime · 25/06/2016 19:13

Dara - people are familiar with the Irish name, but there is also a separate Persian origin.

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OldFarticus · 25/06/2016 19:25

Oooh I like Idris and Dara! Will try them out on the husband. I love Rayan too but it's the name of a friend's son and DH says it's more Arabic than Persian.

Thanks for the suggestions Smile

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Mottled · 25/06/2016 19:29

Isn't Idris an Islamic prophet? Anyway I don't think a baby born today called 'Casper' will have the friendly ghost association, I know one aged 7/8 (polish Kaspar).

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Mottled · 25/06/2016 19:31

Just checked, Idris is a prophet in the Quran, known as Enoch in the Bible.

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OldFarticus · 25/06/2016 19:33

thank you - lots of food for thought! What do people think of Anoush or Anoop? (Yes, I've been Googling....) Grin

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TheTartOfAsgard · 25/06/2016 19:39

My half sister has Persian ancestory, she would have been called Siavash if she was a boy.

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dailymaillazyjournos · 25/06/2016 19:47

I like Anoush a lot. And Idris. Anoop and Dara, not as much.
I know a 8 year old Casper. English. I don't think the Friendly Ghost is an issue now really. And even if kids have heard of him, he's a pretty cool ghoul.

These any good?
Aza
Ehsan
Isa

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notagiraffe · 25/06/2016 23:04

Anoush is a lovely name.

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Dontrocktheboat · 25/06/2016 23:11

Arya sounds like a girls name. Sam is ok. I knew a Persian guy called Mehran (meer-an). I also really like Idris.

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notagiraffe · 26/06/2016 10:48

Anoop doesn't sound good in English as it's too like snoop and poop and other words with unattractive meanings

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PaintedDrivesAndPolishedGrass · 26/06/2016 10:51

Dariush

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NCGone · 26/06/2016 10:54

Anoush or Cyrus. Sam is ok, not arya which will become a popular girls name and you already want him to go by Archie which is quite different.

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Lillygolightly · 26/06/2016 11:24

Benham

Kian, kianu, kianoush

Darius, darioush, dashtan

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1horatio · 26/06/2016 14:53

I like Idris and Sam. Sam is really cute, manly but not overly harsh...
I do know a man called Arya, but it still sounds like a girl's name to me.

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