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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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Joinourclub · 25/07/2016 22:56

Is Omar Persian?

ginghamstarfish · 25/07/2016 22:46

Darius

BlackAzalea · 25/07/2016 22:45

Names in my DH's family are :

Samy
Medi
Farid
Navid
Ruih
Sohel
Payam
Ramin
Karim
Farzad
Mehran

Lucked · 25/07/2016 21:46

Just looked at a list of Persian names.

I like Rostam, Sam and Navid.

I have never heard Atash before but I quite like the sound and it means fire.

AtSea1979 · 25/07/2016 21:31

Sam or Cyrus

RattieOfCatan · 25/07/2016 21:26

I'm half Iranian and until recently was very keen on a Persian name. Caspar and Jasper are top of my list but I like Cyrus, Darius, Dara and Kian too. Arya is very common as a girls name now. Sam is the name my two sisters and I would have had had we been boys, it was the only boys name my parents could agree on (my Dad had similar no-Arabic name preferences!)

I'm due in November and torn on whether I go with a Persian name or not, the only one DH finds acceptable is Jasper!

Ipanema01 · 25/07/2016 15:06

Is Faris Persian? Not sure if it fits the criteria but I love how it sounds.

user1467197371 · 25/07/2016 09:38

My son is called Cyrus, lovely name! I'm not Persian however, but I loved the unusual names!

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.

Lillygolightly · 26/06/2016 11:24

Benham

Kian, kianu, kianoush

Darius, darioush, dashtan

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.

PaintedDrivesAndPolishedGrass · 26/06/2016 10:51

Dariush

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

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.

notagiraffe · 25/06/2016 23:04

Anoush is a lovely name.

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

TheTartOfAsgard · 25/06/2016 19:39

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

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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Mottled · 25/06/2016 19:31

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

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).

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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badtime · 25/06/2016 19:13

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

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.

TheRealAdaLovelace · 25/06/2016 18:52

Cyrus

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