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Persian Names

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PixiNanny · 12/10/2009 22:28

I don't actually have a child and neither am I expecting to have one within the next year or so, however I love this section of the forums

Anyways, I've always been quite clear to myself that when I had kids I'd give them names that are Persian (but could be gotten away with in the UK) as a sign of respect to my father's heritage (and I just love them!).

Just wondering if anyone knows any nice Persian names really. Me and my partner are constantly joking/talking about it but he denies my favourite two names (Darius and Roxana aren't that bad are they? )
On my lovely list so far are:

Girls: Darya
Laleh
Layly (I love this for reasons unknown as I know it sounds silly!)
Lily
Mina
Mitra (know a not-nice-girl with a similar name though)
Pareesa/Paree (bit chavvish but quite pretty in meaning)
Samira
Tara
Roxana
Ava
Lila
Parvaneh (not English sounding, but pretty)

Boys:
Cyrus
Darius
Kiyan
Sam
Three 'kingly' names too there

P.S. Yes I know, I'm petty for thinking of kids names before I even have them, but to be fair; I'd really like a child but am waiting until I am a) a little older, b) a little more well-travelled, and c) in the right financial state. So thinking about potential names for potential children keeps me happy for now

P.S.S. Not even sure if some of them are genuinely Persian either, girls names that is, as my knowledge of the language consists of "yek, doh, seh... bist-o-noh" and saying "Salaam Pedar."

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PixiNanny · 03/11/2009 20:25

Diamondhead: I love Parvaneh, I don't think that I'd ever get away with it though!

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DiamondHead · 21/10/2009 12:56

I think Parvaneh is lovely

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PixiNanny · 21/10/2009 12:44

Toffee Crumble: Lol, yes, I am 20 I do love kids and can't wait to have my own though!

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BonsoirAnna · 20/10/2009 20:17

Have also seen it spelt Rokhsaneh.

ToffeeCrumble · 20/10/2009 19:33

If you are 20 then i think you can afford to wait for a) b) and c)
If you were 40 we might suggest you get a move on!

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PixiNanny · 20/10/2009 13:08

FJMi: I've noticed that as well. My sisters both have 'Aa' names which are mispronounced in English, however my Dad still pronounces it the Iranian way, especially when they were in trouble as kids

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FJMi · 20/10/2009 10:11

I have the opposite problem. I am persian and I'm pregnant with a girl. I'm trying to find a persian name I like that sounds ok in English and I haven't found any.

Its useful reading this list though.

My problem is any name with A at the beginning or middle is not pronounced properly in English. (It should be Aa)

suwoo · 20/10/2009 09:57

my friends DH is Iranian and they went for Lily as their DD's name. They liked Jaspar and Caspar for a boy, both of which I love and were on my list for DC3.

My friends MIL is called Paree, so that put her off that name somewhat

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PixiNanny · 20/10/2009 09:45

I like the spelling of Roksaneh, my only problem with it is that I would never want to be seen as one of those parents who tries to make their child look cool by changing the spelling of names

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anonynamer · 19/10/2009 20:50

I'm a Layla & I've always loved my name, my ds is Jasper. I'd have loved to have used Scheherazade for dd2 but dh wasn't convinced.

neversaydie · 19/10/2009 20:10

Nargess and Soraya are both nice. Nargess means 'narcissus'

BonsoirAnna · 19/10/2009 19:39

Rana
Roya
Roksaneh
Mitra
Anahita

BonsoirAnna · 19/10/2009 19:39

Rana
Roya
Roksaneh
Mitra
Anahita

aLittlePatience · 18/10/2009 23:48

Esther

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PixiNanny · 17/10/2009 17:36

I love the name Mitra, but my roommate last year at PGL was called Mytra and we didn't end on a good note so that one is forever on the bottom of my list haha

BlueChampagne: don't say that! lol though tbh, I doubt I'd be having kids before I'm 50 if I waited for it, as I love volunteering and lower pay jobs (outdoors work) so I'll never have enough money for anything!

ToffeeCrumble: Darius Danesh is the only reason my boyfriend refuses that name! I love Darius (both the singer and the name ) but he refuses it for potential children pouts

Linnet: Kira's pretty, never knew that it had Persian background

BikeRunSki: My gut feeling would be to have kids now as I love them so much, but I think down the line ten years I'd regret it! I'm only 20 though so I have a lot of time to settle down still Just dreaming up names until then!

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Firawla · 17/10/2009 13:39

Layly is cute not silly & Pareesa is v pretty
Kiyan and Sam are the best of those boys names to me

Linnet · 17/10/2009 11:01

Kira is a persian name it means sun/light.

BikeRunSki · 17/10/2009 10:32

Love Darius.

Went to school with a half Persian/half Yorkshire Darius. His mum was Lily - first time I'd come across it as a name. It was quite as omnipresent in the 1970s as it is now!

And hey, don;t wait for a, b or c, and certainly not a combo of all three. Wait for gut feeling. Or you may have a very long wait. Life goes on after they're born you know.

ToffeeCrumble · 17/10/2009 10:16

Mina is gorgeous and I like Darius for a boy.

I think Darius Danesh will be forgotten by the time your little one is in the playground. (Whenever you might have him or her )

holytoast · 17/10/2009 10:04

has a iranian friend called Meisoon - not sure how traditional it is though - but lovely!

iwascyteenagewerewolf · 16/10/2009 13:12

Afarin. Lovely name. The one I knew had a twin called Medea.

malfoy · 16/10/2009 13:05

I know a Sahira -pronounced saira.

BlueChampagne · 16/10/2009 13:02

Hi Pixi - don't wait too long for c) - I'm not sure it exists !

Had a uni friend called Samara and a school friend called Afsanah (Affy).

minervaitalica · 16/10/2009 11:56

Love the sound of all of those, and none of them sounds like they will pose a problem on the playgroud... Not sure about Mitra though if she ever wants to set foot in Italy - it means machine gun...

MmeFrouFrou · 16/10/2009 11:53

I'm married to an Iranian but didn't give my children Persian names as I didn't like most of the ones I knew, apart from Leïla and Kian and Anissa. And they were all used in the family so DH didn't want them.

For my youngest son, it took us ages to choose and twice we had to pick again as the name meant something rude in Persian.

Second time of changing, my son was actually born when we realized, so I spent the first couple of days with him in one arm and a book of names in the other, desperately trying to find something suitable. Got so fed up, nearly called him Vincent after the doctor

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