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~ : PARSI  IRANI CHILD  NAMES SEGREGATED AS PER LUNAR RASHI : ~

  ~  RESEARCHED &  COMPILED BY - BURJOR MINOCHER DABOO. - AHMEDABAD  {E-Mail :burkhurdar@gmail.com

~ : PARSI  IRANI CHILD  NAMES SEGREGATED AS PER LUNAR RASHI : ~

                    ~    {Updated On 7th MARCH 2024}    ~

~ RESEARCHED &  COMPILED BY - BURJOR MINOCHER DABOO. - AHMEDABAD  {E-Mail burkhurdar@gmail.com

(SOME COMMON  GENERAL SUFFIXES ADDED TO NAMES & THEIR MEANINGS ARE SET OUT BELOW): (SOME MEANINGS MAY DIFFER.) :

  ~  ZAAD= Son  ;  ZAADI= Daughter  ;  DOKHT / DUKHT= Daughter /  Girl  ; ASP=Horse ;   AAB= water;  DEL / DIL =Heart;    RU / RUH= Soul ;  BEH = Good ; NAV = New ;  NAAZ= Dancer, Coquete etc; BANU/BANOO= Lady ; GUL/GOOL=Flower,Rose

    - Ji Is added representing the Sansktrit 'Jiv', Avesta 'Ji', Persian 'Zîstan' to live  Also as a matter of Respect. E.g.- Jehangir+Ji

   -  Sha is added representing Shah= King , as a Matter of Respect. E.g. -Behram+Sha 

   In the recital of prayers in honour of the dead, this suffix 'ji' is generally dropped, especially among the priestly class.It is taken to be a suffix-appellation of only the living. Modern Parsee names can be traced to certain few sources.

  We find from stray allusions here and there in the Pahlavi and Persian writings; that, at times, children were named after, or in memory of some particular events at the time of their birth. For example, names like Rustam and Kobâd are associated with a particular event at the time of their birth. Herodotus speaks of Persian names as expressive of their physical form. Thus we read in the Khushro Shirin of Nizami that the father of Khusro Parviz named the child Khusru, because he saw him 'King like' (Khusravi) in appearance.Or adopting the Names of some great Person in the Family - Grandfather-Grandmother or Great Grandfather, Great Grandmother etc. Thus many a times we have the same named persons in the Family. Like Darius I-II-III etc.

   For the Males they are the following- (1) Some of them are derived from the names of some of their Yazatas or Angels. They are Hormus (from Av. Ahura Mazda, Per. Hormuzd,), Bahaman (Av. Vohumana, Per. Bahman,), Adar (Av. Atar Per.Adar,), Khurshed (Av. Hvare Kshaeta, Per. Khorshed), Meher (Av. Mithra, Per. Meher,), Behram (Av. Verethragna, Per. Behrâm,), Din (Av. Daena, Per. Din), and Hom (Av. Haoma the 32nd in the list of the Siroza).   (2) Some names are derived from some precious jewels; for example, Dhan, Hirji, Manock, Ratan.   (3) Some names are adopted from those of their Iranian ancestors, as mentioned in the Shah-Nameh and in other Iranian writings;E.g., Ardeshir, Burjor, Bezon, Dârâshâh, Dârâb (Dorab), Edal (Adal), Erach, Fardun (Fredun), Firoz (Piroze), Farâm (Framroz), Godrez, Gustâd, Jâlbhai, Jamshed, Jâmâsp Jehângir, Kaikusru, Kekobâd (Kaikobâd), Kerbâd, Kâvas,, Khodâbux, Minochehr (Mancher), Meherwân (Meherbân), Nâdirshâh, Nowroz, Noshirwân, Pâhlan (Pâhlûm.), Peston (Peshotan), Rustam, Shiâvaksh, Shâpur, Shehriâr, Sohrâb, Tehmul (Av.Takhma-Urupa, changed in Pahlavi into Tahamurasp, then contracted by dropping the final -asp, into Tahmur, then changed into Tahmul).    (4) Some names have been taken bodily or with slight changes from the Hindus. E.g, Bapu, Bhikhâ, Dâdâbhai, Dâbhâi, Dosâbhai, Fakir, Ghândibhâi, Jijibhâi, Jivâji, Jivanji, Kuvarji, Lavji, Limji,, Motâbhâi, Nânâbhâi, Pochâji, Santok, Suklâji, Ukarji.etc.

     Coming to the names of the Female sex, 'Bâi' corresponds to the 'ji' of the males. One can divide them under the following groups

(1) Names derived from the names of the Zoroastrian Yazatas or angels. These are Bahmanbâi, Adarbâi, Âvânbâi (from Avân), Khorshedbâi, Meherbâi, Dinbâi, Hamâbâi (from Homa or Haoma).            (2) Names derived from wealth or precious metals or jewels. They are Dhanbâi (wealth), Hirâbai (diamond), Jarbâi (Per. Zar- gold), Manekbâi (ruby), Motibâi (pearl), Ratanbâi (jewel), Rupâbâi (silver), Sunâbâi (gold).       

(3) Names derived from old Persian names Bânubai (Bânu- lady), Freni, Gulbâi (Gul- flower), Navazbâi (Arnavâz, a sister of King Jamshed), Pirozbâi, Pourouchisht, Tehminâ.                (4) Names derived from expressions for sweets Mithibâi (sweet), Shâkarbâi (sugar), Shirinbâi (Per. Shirin- sweet, also an Iranian name).           (5) Names taken from the Hindus Âimâê, Âlibâi, Bachubâi, Bhikhibâi, Chândanbâi, Dosibâi, Jâibâi (Jâiji), Kuwarbâi, Nâlibai, Sukhlibâi, Virbâi. We find from these above lists, that some names are common to males and females. It is only the suffix 'ji' or 'bai' that makes it a male or a female name. As for the names derived from the Zoroastrian Yazatas or angels, children are at times named after some particular Yazatas, if they are born on the days of the month bearing the name of those Yazatas. For example, a male or female child born on the day Mehr, the 16th day of a Parsee month, may be named Meherji or Meherbai respectively.                

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 From Dosabhai Framji Karaka, 'History of the Parsis' I, London 1884. pp. 162-3. According to Karaka this is "an almost complete list of names of Parsi men and women in general use at present."

*Kind Courtesy - Parsiana's Book of Iranian Names;  Avesta.org; Also  J. J. Modi, The Religious Ceremonies and Customs of the Parsees; Parsi Naamo by Karani Brothers & Others Added by Me.  

        

The Pronunciation & Some meanings have been provided by me from my meager knowledge; Please correct them if I am wrong.

  

           I have tried to take utmost care for the names of Iranian origin only. But due to the Proximity & Similarity of Arabic (Being a Sister Language) Mostly after the conquest of Iran. Persian & Arabic have so much in common, it is very difficult to differentiate  & hence some names may have crept in, being Arabic. Please bear with me for the same.

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