========MALE=========

AHURA MAZDA: wise lord

AMIR: king

ASHA: myth name (protector of fire)

ASSIM: great one

BAHRAM: name of a Persian king

BALTHASAR, BALTHAZAR, BALTY: war advisor, "Bel protect the king"

BEHROOZ: lucky

CASPAR, CASPER: treasure

CYRUS: sun

DAREH: rich

DARIOUSH: name of a king

DARIUS: preserver

FEROZ: lucky

GASPAR, GAZSI: treasure master

GHEBERS, GUEBERS: followers of ancient Persian religion

JAMSHEED: a Persian

JASPER: treasurer

KANSBAR: treasure master

KAVEH: name of a hero

KSATHRA: ruler

KURUSH: myth name

MAJEED: superior

MAJNOON: a historical name

MEHRDAD: gift from the sun

MELCHIOR: king

NASIM: breeze

SAEED, SAID, SOROUSH: happy

SHABOUH: meaning unknown

SHATREVAR: myth name (power)

SOHRAB: name of a hero

SOROUSH: happiness

VAL: high hill

XERXES: prince

========FEMALE=========

AMIRA: feminine form of Amir (king)

AZAR, AZARA: scarlet

AZURA, AZUR: blue

CYRA: moon

DARIA, DARYA: preserver

DARICE: queen

ESTHER: star

FARAH: happy

FARIDEH: delightful

GATHA: song

GOLNAR: fire

HESTER, HETTY, HESTIA: star

JALEH: rain

JASMINE, JESSAMINE: jasmine

LALEH: flower

LILA, LILAC: lilac

MARJAN: coral

MINAU: heaven

MITRA: name of an angel

NAHID: myth name

NARDA: anointed

PARI: myth name

PARVANEH: butterfly

ROXANA, ROXANNE: bright

SADIRA: dreamy

SHABNAN: raindrop

SHAHDI: happy

SHAHIN: eagle

SHOLEH: fire

SIMIN: silver

SORAYA: name of a princess

SOROUSHI: happiness

TARANEH: song

VASHTI: beautiful

ZENDA: womanly

