Persian baby girl name?

[Winterwinter54]

Any suggestions… stuck for ideas. Looking for something fresh & not too popular!

Roia

Pari

Zarrine - means golden child

Jessamy
Afshin
Gulia

I love Roya and Soraya

@Winterwinter54

Any suggestions… stuck for ideas. Looking for something fresh & not too popular!

Kamila

According to my baby name book, the name Mina is Persian and means “blue skies”

Zohra

Fairuza
Hosnieh

Brilliant suggestions here!
Just wondering if anyone knows… Are any of the names Leila/ Lila/ Lilia Persian names or are they Arab names?

Leila is a Persian name from a classic Persian tale. The song Layla by Eric Clapton is based on the story. I love the name, it's an epic but I thought you were looking for something more unusual.
Are you naming a baby OP? Does the baby have Iranian or Afghan heritage?

So many nice ones to choose from

Parisa
Leila
Anahita nn Ana
Sara
Nasrin
Ava
Roxana
Soraya
Yasmin
Samira

I knew a Nilufar, known as Nilu, which is lovely.
Zohreh also beautiful.
I also like Noor and Shirin.

@BananaBreakfast Yes I am, and we have heritage from both parts of the world, just throwing some ideas around at the moment to the rest of the family. I like the unusual names but none of them feel right so far. Roxana is nice in theory but when I say it, i don’t like it for some reason

I initially thought Leila had Arab origins. I’m just double checking because I want a traditional Persian origin name.

Mona (wish)
Rania (queen)
Dua (prayer)
Farah (happiness)
Best to last Rumi after the poet, a name used for boys and girls

@bohomoon Thanks for these! Quite like Mona.

If you like Mona you might like Monir, Mitra or Minou.

Other names off the top of my head:
Baharak
Parvaneh

Something more unique: Daryanaz, which could be anglicised to Daria if needed!

Sara
Mitra
Azar

My DD’s Persian friend is called Katayun

I went to school with a Persian Firyal 40 years ago and still haven’t forgotten the name. She pronounced it Fairy Elle.

@carbuncleonapigsposterior

My neighbour is Haleh, although when she was still at school everyone called her Holly. I'm glad when she became an adult she reverted back to her proper name, I think it's nice.

How do you pronounce this?

It's hard to transliterate in English but it's a bit like holl-leh (with the h pronounced softly at the end).

This video includes the pronunciation: www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=xX3I8oF9kNc&feature=emb_logo

Roya

Soudabeh