Persian Girl Names That Mean Beauty
Persian girl names that mean beauty often lean on flowers, starlight, and tenderness rather than one single word for lovely.
Names43
OriginPersian
MeaningBeauty
GenderGirl
A good chunk of this list circles back to one Persian word: jasmine. Yasmin is the straightforward Persian and Arabic form, and Jazmin and Jazmine are American respellings that kept the flower's scent while trading in the exotic spelling for something easier to say out loud.
The rest lean on softer Persian ideas of beauty: Nazli and Nazanin both come from words for delicate and beloved, while Soraya reaches for the sky, named for the Pleiades star cluster. Even Leila and Lyla, both meaning night, treat darkness itself as a kind of beauty.
What Persian girl names that mean beauty have in common
These names rarely use the word 'beautiful' itself. Instead they borrow something beautiful and let the name stand for it: Yasmin is a flower, Soraya is a cluster of stars, Leila is the night sky. Nazanin and Nazli go more directly, translating simply to 'beloved' and 'delicate.'
Familiar names next to quieter finds
Some of these names are already well known — Leila carries the weight of Nizami's 12th-century love story and a famous Eric Clapton song, and Mina shows up across Persian, Japanese, and South Asian naming traditions. Others are quieter: Zuleyka means 'brilliant beauty,' Suhana is Hindi-Urdu for lovely, and Rawan draws on a Levantine Arabic image of a river out of paradise — proof the same idea travels well beyond one language.
Names List
Lyla#80 in the U.S.Night; dark beauty — variant of Layla, from Arabic and Persian layl (night)Pronounced LY-luh▶Leila#259 in the U.S.Night; dark beauty; from Arabic laylah (night)Pronounced LAY-luh▶Mina#597 in the U.S.From Persian mina meaning 'blue glass' or 'enamel,' also used as a diminutive of Wilhelmina (from GermaniPronounced MEE-nah▶Jazmin#710 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Jasmine, from the Persian yasmin (یاسمین) or Arabic yasamin, the name of the fragrantPronounced JAZ-min▶Soraya#868 in the U.S.From the Persian and Arabic Thurayya (the Pleiades star cluster), meaning 'the Pleiades' or 'rich' and 'bPronounced soh-RY-uh▶Yasmin#959 in the U.S.From Persian yasamin and Arabic yasmin, both meaning jasmine, the fragrant white flowering plant of the gPronounced YAZ-min▶Jazmine#993 in the U.S.Phonetic spelling variant of Jasmine, from Persian yasamin and Arabic yasmin meaning jasmine, the fragranPronounced JAZ-min▶Rumi#1718 in the U.S.Derived from the Arabic/Persian word for the region of Rum (Byzantine Anatolia); the surname of the 13th-Pronounced ROO-mee▶Suhana#3681 in the U.S.Pleasant, beautiful, charming, delightful; from Hindi/Urdu suhana, of Persian-influenced vocabularyPronounced soo-HAH-nah▶Rawan#3859 in the U.S.From Arabic/Persian — the name of a river of paradise; from a root for flowing/graceful movementPronounced rah-WAHN▶Nazli#4615 in the U.S.From Persian/Turkish nazli, 'coy, delicate, graceful; coquettish, tender'Pronounced NAHZ-lee▶Zuleyka#5132 in the U.S.Spelling of Zuleika/Zulaykha — from Persian/Arabic, 'brilliant beauty; fair, lovely' (the wife of PotiphaPronounced zoo-LAY-kah▶Nazanin#5238 in the U.S.From Persian nazanin, 'sweetheart, beloved; delicate, graceful, lovely'Pronounced nah-zah-NEEN▶Peri#5386 in the U.S.From Persian pari, 'a fairy; a beautiful, winged spirit of Persian myth'; also a short form of Peridot/PePronounced PAIR-ee▶Zimal#5938 in the U.S.From Urdu zimal, 'a beautiful, fine silk cloth/shawl'; also linked to 'rays of light, brightness'; the glPronounced zih-MAHL▶Delara#5978 in the U.S.From Persian delara, 'adorning the heart; beautiful, beloved, heart-soothing' (del, 'heart', plus ara, 'tPronounced deh-LAH-rah▶Zeenat#6364 in the U.S.A spelling of Zinat — from Arabic/Persian zinat, 'beauty; adornment, ornament, embellishment'Pronounced zee-NAHT▶Pari#6835 in the U.S.From Persian pari, 'a fairy; an angel; a beautiful, ethereal being'; used for both sexes; here for girlsPronounced PAH-ree▶Zuleika#6898 in the U.S.From Persian/Arabic Zulaikha, 'brilliant beauty; fair; lovely' — the traditional name of the woman who loPronounced zoo-LAY-kah▶Hosna#7028 in the U.S.A Persian/Afghan form of Husna — from Arabic, 'beauty; excellence; the most beautiful; goodness'; routes Pronounced HOS-nah▶Zeynab#7218 in the U.S.A Persian/Turkish form of Zaynab — from Arabic, variously 'a fragrant flowering plant' and 'ornament/beauPronounced ZAY-nab▶Arnaaz#7989 in the U.S.From the Persian, variously 'beauty; grace; pride; glory' (linked to naz, 'coyness; pride; elegance'); roPronounced ar-NAHZ▶Fayrouz#8077 in the U.S.From the Arabic/Persian fayruz, 'turquoise' (the blue-green gemstone) — a symbol of beauty and good fortuPronounced fay-ROOZ▶Mahreen#9294 in the U.S.From the Persian — mah, 'moon', + -reen (a suffix), hence 'like the moon; of moon-like beauty'Pronounced mah-REEN▶Mahum#9921 in the U.S.Mahum comes from the Persian mah, moon, and is used in Urdu-speaking cultures as a girls' name evoking thPronounced MAH-hum▶Mahrosh#10191 in the U.S.A Persian/Urdu name meaning 'like the moon; moon-faced' (from mah, 'moon'), a poetic image of beauty. LyrPronounced MAH-rosh▶Zinat#10234 in the U.S.From the Persian/Arabic Zinat (zeenat), 'adornment; beauty; ornament'; a graceful traditional namePronounced zee-NAHT▶Suleika#10300 in the U.S.A European form of Zulaikha - the traditional Islamic and Persian name for Potiphar's wife in the story oPronounced soo-LAY-kah▶Lelah#10697 in the U.S.A vintage -h spelling of Lela/Leila, from the Arabic/Persian for 'night; dark beauty.' Seen in older U.S.Pronounced LEE-luh▶Shanzay#10926 in the U.S.A Persian/Urdu name often read as 'royal; palace-worthy; graceful' (linked to shah, 'king'). Popular in PPronounced shan-ZAY▶Vashti#11006 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Vashti, of likely Persian origin, often given as 'beautiful' or 'best.' She is the deposePronounced VASH-tie▶Fara#11392 in the U.S.A form of Farah, from the Arabic for 'joy; happiness; gladness'; also read in Persian contexts near 'beauPronounced FAH-rah▶Setayesh#11949 in the U.S.From Persian setayesh, 'praise; worship; adoration.' A graceful, meaning-rich name popular in Iran; carriPronounced seh-tah-YESH▶Zulaikha#12114 in the U.S.From Arabic/Persian tradition, Zulaikha is the traditional name of Potiphar's wife in the story of Yusuf Pronounced zoo-LY-kah▶Joon#12735 in the U.S.Joon is a widely used Korean name element, romanized from a syllable whose meaning depends on the charactPronounced JOON▶Laleh#12826 in the U.S.A Persian feminine name meaning 'tulip,' a flower rich with meaning in Persian poetry and culture. A gracPronounced LAH-leh▶Gazal#12928 in the U.S.From Urdu/Persian Gazal - the ghazal, a lyric form of love poetry - and, by a related Arabic root, 'gazelPronounced GUH-zahl▶Melika#12970 in the U.S.A Persian form of Malika, from the Arabic malika, 'queen' (feminine of malik, 'king'). A regal, graceful Pronounced meh-LEE-kah▶Ladan#14452 in the U.S.Ladan is a Persian name naming a flowering plant, usually identified with the laburnum or a similar sweetPronounced lah-DAHN▶Mehwish#14617 in the U.S.An Urdu given name of Persian roots, usually explained from mah ('moon') with a second element, and commoPronounced MEH-wish▶Sanam#17181 in the U.S.Sanam is a Persian and Urdu word meaning 'beloved, sweetheart' - literally 'idol', from the Arabic sanam,Pronounced sah-NAHM▶NazlieA modern spelling in the Nazli family, from the Persian/Turkish nazli, 'coy; delicate; graceful; endearinPronounced NAZ-lee▶NazlynnA modern coinage joining the Nazli element (Persian/Turkish nazli, 'coy; delicate; graceful') with the poPronounced NAZ-lin▶
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Soraya mean?
Soraya is a Persian and Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster, long linked to brightness and beauty. It's used across Persian, Turkish, and Arab naming traditions and has been rising in the US in recent years.