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19Ameretat (Avestan: 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬁𐬙) is a female Zoroastrian divinity representing the concept of immortality. She is one of the Amesha Spenta, the six immortal holy beings created by Ahura Mazda. According to the Gathas, the ol...
Amordad is a Persian feminine given name, derived from the modern Persian form of the Avestan concept of immortality. It is a direct linguistic continuation of the Zoroastrian divine entity Ameretat, one of the six Amesh...
Amurdad is the Middle Persian form of Ameretat, a Zoroastrian divinity representing immortality. In the Zoroastrian calendar, the 11th day of each month is named for her, and during the Sassanid era (224–651 CE), the nam...
Anahid is a modern Persian and Western Armenian form of the name Anahita, deriving from the Old Persian epithet anāhita, meaning "immaculate, undefiled." Composed of the prefix *an- "not" and *āhita "unclean, dirty," the...
Anahita is the Old Persian name of an ancient Iranian goddess of fertility, water, healing, and wisdom. Her name means 'immaculate, undefiled' in Old Persian, derived from the prefix *an- 'not' combined with *āhita 'uncl...
Anaitis is the Greek form of the Persian goddess Anahita, whose name means "immaculate" or "undefiled" in Old Persian. The Greek adaptation, Anaitis, appears in historical sources from the Hellenistic period, when Irania...
Aredvi is a name of Persian origin, derived from the Avestan language. Its specific meaning is unknown, but it is an important name in Zoroastrian tradition as the Avestan name for the goddess Anahita, who is associated...
Arštat is the Avestan form of Ashtad, derived from the Avestan word arštāt meaning "justice, honesty, rightness." This name is intrinsically linked to Zoroastrianism, where Arštat is revered as a Yazata (a divine being w...
Ashtad is the modern Persian form of the Avestan Arštāt, an ancient divine principle meaning "justice", "honesty", or "rightness" in Zoroastrian tradition. The name derives from the Avestan root aša (𐬀𐬴𐬀), which denotes...
Farangis is a female name largely used in Tajik and Persian-speaking regions, though most famously associated with a tragic heroine from the 10th-century Persian epic, the Shahnameh. The name's etymological roots reach b...
Haurvatat (Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬙𐬁𐬙, romanized: hauruuatāt) is a feminine given name derived from the Avestan word for "wholeness" or "perfection." In Zoroastrianism, she is one of the six Amesha Spentas (Bounteous Immortals)...
Hordad is the Middle Persian form of Haurvatat, a Zoroastrian concept and divinity. In Zoroastrianism, Haurvatat (Avestan for "wholeness" or "perfection") is one of the six Amesha Spenta, the holy immortal beings created...
Hutaosa is an Avestan name, serving as a cognate of the Old Persian *Utautha, which is the root of the better-known name Atossa. This connection places Hutaosa in the same etymological family as key figures from ancient...
Katayoun (also spelled Katayun) is a Persian female name famous from the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) by Ferdowsi. The name's meaning is unknown, but it belongs to a central character: the wife...
Khordad is the Modern Persian form of the Zoroastrian deity Haurvatat, whose name means "health, perfection, wholeness" in Avestan. In Zoroastrianism, Haurvatat is one of the six Amesha Spentas (Bountiful Immortals), rep...
EtymologyMehrnaz is a Persian feminine name composed of two elements: مهر (mehr), meaning “sun” or “friendship,” and ناز (nāz), meaning “delight” or “comfort.” Thus, the name can be interpreted as “sun’s delight” or “com...
Mordad is the modern Persian feminine form of the name Amordad. In the Iranian calendar, Mordad is the name of the fifth month, corresponding to July-August in the Gregorian calendar. The month is also known as Asad in A...
Nahid is the modern Persian form of the name Anahita, an ancient Iranian goddess. In modern Persian, Nahid (also spelled Naheed) is also the common name for the planet Venus, reflecting the goddess's enduring celestial a...
Tahmina is a Persian female name derived from the element tahm (تهم), meaning "brave, valiant." This name is of major significance in Persian literature, most famously as the name of a character in the 10th-century Persi...