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    Posted: 12-Nov-2006 at 12:58
Which are your favourite Ancient Persian names,historical or not?You can also use their Hellenified versions ,if you prefer.E.g Darios or Darius.
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I think Surena is a great name, but most people think it's a girls' name. As for actual girls' names, Atosa and Amytis are my favourites.
 
EDIT: and I have to give honourable mention to Purandokht and Azarmidokht, since they are my aunts' (and also a very important pair of historical figures') names Tongue


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I once had a venus flytrap I named Ataxerxes, I always thought that was a cool name.
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i think Bijan is a great name.
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i dont know persian names but i choose from ur posts artafernis sounds good, and roxane. others not

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Originally posted by JanusRook

I once had a venus flytrap I named Ataxerxes, I always thought that was a cool name.
 
I was told once that Artaxerxes in Persian is Ardeshir. Can anyone confirm/deny this?
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Is Nima ( I do not know how to write it in English) an old Persian name? If so that is my favourite name. It was my beloved brother s name.
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Nima is just Amin backwards, I think, unless someone can provide some historical background to Nima. lol.
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I go with  Darush, it sounds very nice
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I like the Persian name for Zoroaster, Zarathustra. I also like Shahansha ("King of Kings"), and the name Isfahani.

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Rostam --Conjures images of bodily might and strength.
Hormoz --Conjures images of a giant straddling the straits of hormuz.
Esfandiar-- like the resonance + is similar to Asfandyar which probably comes from it..
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I like the name Xerxes for some reason, but I think the name Cyrus has a really powerful sound to it.
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Originally posted by Xshayathiya

Originally posted by JanusRook

I once had a venus flytrap I named Ataxerxes, I always thought that was a cool name.


I was told once that Artaxerxes in Persian is Ardeshir. Can anyone confirm/deny this?


Ardashir is Artsakhshir (Sassanid form) probably ArtaKhashayarshah (ArtaXerxes).

Arda means Earth. So you are right in a sense.
    
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Originally posted by malizai_

 
Rostam --Conjures images of bodily might and strength.
Hormoz --Conjures images of a giant straddling the straits of hormuz.
Esfandiar-- like the resonance + is similar to Asfandyar which probably comes from it..


Theyre horrible sounding names LOL I think Reza or something along those lines is a Persian girls name, sounds nice.


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I know males with the name Reza. They sound like rolling stones, i agree. Smile
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LOL - Reza is firstly Arabic in origin and secondly, IT IS A MALE name.
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