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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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Wheresthattomoibabber · 25/06/2016 18:41

Mateen?

TheRealAdaLovelace · 25/06/2016 18:35

What about Arash or Idris?

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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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.

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

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.

Mottled · 25/06/2016 15:57

Suggesting Casper.

dailymaillazyjournos · 25/06/2016 15:56

What about:
cyrus
Kian
keyvan
kamran
rayan
jasper

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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