Persian Cat Name Generator

Farsi words and fluffy names for Persian cats

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Names for Persian cats in both senses: real Persian (Farsi) words with their meanings, such as Pashmak (cotton candy), Makhmal (velvet), Barfi (snowy) and Shahbanu (empress), and English names for the breed, from Sir Fluffington and Powder Puff to Pancake, Cameo and Blue Cream.

About Persian cat names

A Persian cat can take its name from two places, and this list of 1,000 draws on both. A little over half of the entries are real Persian (Farsi) words and names, each with a short English gloss in parentheses. The rest are English names for the breed itself: the long coat, the round flat face and the calm lap-cat ways. The breed is named for Persia, today's Iran.

The Persian entries begin with the words people use around a cat: Gorbeh (cat), Pishi (kitty), Malus (cute, cuddly) and Azizam (my dear). Then come sweets, fruit and spice such as Pashmak, Nabat, Anar and Zaferan, flowers, sky words and gems such as Laleh, Mahtab and Firuzeh, silk and carpet words, heroes of the Shahnameh, classical poets, royal titles and old cities. Sacred names are left out, since many families would not give them to a pet.

One spelling runs throughout: plain vowels with no length marks, kh for the sound in Scottish loch, gh for a throaty g and zh for the s in measure. English entries carry no gloss. They cover fluff and clouds (Powder Puff, Cumulus), pampered titles (Sir Fluffington, Duchess of Fluff), coat colors (Smoke, Chinchilla, Cameo, Blue Cream), soft fabrics and desserts, and gentle jokes about the face (Pancake, Button Nose).

How to choose Persian cat names

  • Match the coat first: Barfi (snowy) or Sefid (white) for a white Persian, Dudi (smoky) or Khakestari (ash gray) for a smoke or a blue, Talai (golden) or Zaferan (saffron) for a golden and Meshki (jet black) for a black cat.
  • Say a Persian word aloud before you choose it. The stress usually falls on the last syllable, so Pashmak is pash-MAK and Laleh is la-LEH.
  • Names of one or two syllables are the easiest to call across a room: Pishi, Nabat, Anar, Tala, Gaz, Yas and Naz.
  • For two cats, take names that already belong together: Khosrow and Shirin, Leyli and Majnun, Bizhan and Manizheh, Vis and Ramin, or Shir and Shekar, which are milk and sugar.
  • A grand title needs a call name to go with it. Sir Fluffington can be Fluff at home, and Shahzadeh can be Shazdeh, the way people say it in everyday speech.

Frequently asked questions

What are some Persian (Farsi) names for a cat?

Gorbeh is the Persian word for cat and Pishi means kitty. Good starting points in this list come from food and softness: Pashmak (cotton candy), Makhmal (velvet), Nabat (rock candy) and Shirin (sweet). For something grander there are Rostam, Shahbanu (empress) and Shahzadeh.

What do you name a fluffy Persian cat?

Name the coat. Powder Puff, Cumulus, Thistledown, Cashmere and Meringue all say soft in English. The Persian words do the same job: Pashmalu (fluffy, woolly), Abrisham (silk) and Panbeh (cotton).

Why do I see other spellings of these Persian words?

Persian is written in the Perso-Arabic script, so every Latin spelling is an approximation. This list keeps to one plain scheme with no length marks, where kh, gh and zh each stand for a single sound. Elsewhere you may find Firouzeh for Firuzeh or Malous for Malus, and those are the same words.

Why are there no religious names in the list?

Names of God and of revered religious figures are held in respect, and many families would not give them to an animal. The list keeps to everyday words instead: food, flowers, colors, endearments, classical poets and heroes of the Shahnameh such as Rostam, Sohrab and Rudabeh.

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A: 68 names

  • Abi (blue)
  • Abnabat (hard candy)
  • Abr (cloud)
  • Abri (cloudy)
  • Abrisham (silk)
  • Abrishami (silken)
  • Abshar (waterfall)
  • Afra (maple)
  • Afsaneh (legend, fairy tale)
  • Afsun (charm, spell)
  • Aftab (sunshine)
  • Aftabgardan (sunflower)
  • Aftabgir (sunny spot, 'sun-catching')

A, continued

  • Agha (sir)
  • Agha Bozorg (the grand old man)
  • Agha Gorbeh (Mister Cat)
  • Agha Musheh (Mister Mouse of the folk tale)
  • Aghigh (agate, carnelian)
  • Ahang (tune)
  • Ahu (gazelle)
  • Ajil (mixed nuts and dried fruit)
  • Akhmu (frowny, grumpy)
  • Akhtar (star, in old poetry)
  • Alabaster
  • Alangu (bangle)
  • Albalu (sour cherry)
  • Alborz (the northern mountain range)

A, continued

  • Almas (diamond)
  • Alpaca
  • Alu (plum)
  • Amu Nowruz (Uncle Nowruz, the old man of the new year)
  • Anar (pomegranate)
  • Angel Food
  • Angora
  • Angur (grape)
  • Anjir (fig)
  • Anushirvan (a Sasanian king, 'of the immortal soul')
  • Apricot Jam
  • Arabesque
  • Aram (calm)

A, continued

  • Arash (the archer of legend)
  • Arbab (the master)
  • Archduke of Fur
  • Arezu (wish)
  • Arghavan (Judas tree, its purple-pink)
  • Armaghan (keepsake gift)
  • Arusak (doll)
  • Asal (honey)
  • Asalam (my honey)
  • Aseman (sky)
  • Ashianeh (nest)
  • Ashrafi (old gold coin)
  • Atash (fire)
  • Atlas (satin)

A, continued

  • Atlasi (petunia)
  • Atr (perfume)
  • Attar (the poet of the Conference of the Birds)
  • Attar of Roses
  • Atusa (Atossa, daughter of Cyrus)
  • Ava (voice, sound)
  • Avaz (song, singing)
  • Ayeneh (mirror)
  • Azadeh (Bahram Gur's harpist, 'free')
  • Azar (fire, also the ninth month)
  • Azarakhsh (lightning)
  • Azhdaha (dragon)
  • Aziz-e Del (dear to the heart)
  • Azizam (my dear)

B: 82 names

  • Baba (dad)
  • Baba Taher (the wandering poet of Hamadan)
  • Babka
  • Babr (tiger)
  • Babuneh (chamomile)
  • Bacheh Gorbeh (kitten)
  • Bacheh Shir (lion cub)
  • Bad (wind)
  • Badam (almond)
  • Badbadak (kite)
  • Badkonak (balloon)
  • Bagh (garden)
  • Baghcheh (little garden)

B, continued

  • Baghlava (baklava)
  • Bahar (spring)
  • Baharak (little spring)
  • Bahman (avalanche, also a winter month)
  • Bahram (the planet Mars, an old king's name)
  • Bahram Gur (the hunter king)
  • Baklava Bite
  • Balesh (pillow)
  • Balut (oak, acorn)
  • Bamieh (little fried sweet, also okra)
  • Banafsh (purple)
  • Banafsheh (violet)
  • Banu (lady)
  • Baran (rain)

B, continued

  • Barbad (the minstrel of Khosrow's court)
  • Barbari (thick flatbread)
  • Barf (snow)
  • Barfak (flurry, little snow)
  • Barfi (snowy)
  • Barg (leaf)
  • Baron von Fuzz
  • Barreh (lamb)
  • Bastani (ice cream)
  • Bazaar
  • Bazi (play, a game)
  • Bazigush (playful)
  • Bearskin
  • Bedhead

B, continued

  • Beh (quince)
  • Beignet
  • Bibi (granny)
  • Bicolor
  • Bid (willow)
  • Bid-e Majnun (weeping willow)
  • Big Hair
  • Bihamta (peerless)
  • Biscuit
  • Bizhan (the knight who loved Manizheh)
  • Black Smoke
  • Blancmange
  • Blizzard

B, continued

  • Blowout
  • Blue Cream
  • Blue Smoke
  • Blue Tabby
  • Blush
  • Bobbin
  • Bobble Hat
  • Bokhara (Bukhara)
  • Bolbol (nightingale)
  • Bolster
  • Bolur (crystal)
  • Bonbon
  • Boteh (the teardrop motif of paisley)
  • Bouffant

B, continued

  • Boz-e Zangulehpa (the goat with bells on her feet)
  • Bread Loaf
  • Brioche
  • Britches
  • Brocade
  • Brocatelle
  • Brown Tabby
  • Brush Me
  • Bubble Bath
  • Bustan (orchard)
  • Butterball
  • Buttercream
  • Butterscotch
  • Button Nose

C: 54 names

  • Cafe au Lait
  • Calico Print
  • Calico Rose
  • Cameo
  • Cappuccino Foam
  • Caramel Corn
  • Caramel Swirl
  • Cashmere
  • Chahar Bagh (fourfold garden)
  • Chai (tea)
  • Chai Latte
  • Chai Shirin (sweet tea)
  • Chaman (lawn, meadow)

C, continued

  • Champagne
  • Chantilly
  • Charcoal
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenar (plane tree)
  • Chenille
  • Cheragh (lamp)
  • Cheshm Asali (honey-eyed)
  • Cheshm Sabz (green-eyed)
  • Cheshmeh (spring of water)
  • Chestnut
  • Chiffon
  • Chiffon Cake
  • Chinchilla

C, continued

  • Chonk
  • Chort (a doze)
  • Cinnamon Toast
  • Cirrus
  • Cloud Nine
  • Cloudberry
  • Colorpoint
  • Contessa
  • Copper Eyes
  • Copper Penny
  • Corduroy
  • Coronet
  • Cotton Ball

C, continued

  • Couch Potato
  • Countess Purrsia
  • Court Jester
  • Cream Point
  • Cream Puff
  • Creme Brulee
  • Croissant
  • Crown Jewel
  • Crumpet
  • Cumulus
  • Cupcake
  • Cushion
  • Custard
  • Czarina

D: 43 names

  • Damagh Kuchulu (tiny nose)
  • Damask
  • Damavand (the highest peak of Iran)
  • Dame Fluffalot
  • Dampai (slipper)
  • Dana (wise)
  • Dandelion
  • Daneh Barf (snowflake)
  • Dango
  • Darchin (cinnamon)
  • Dariush (Darius, the Achaemenid king)
  • Darya (sea)
  • Dastan (story)
  • Dauphin

D, continued

  • Debutante
  • Delaram (heart's ease)
  • Delband (beloved, 'heart-bound')
  • Delbar (sweetheart, heart-stealer)
  • Delir (brave)
  • Delnavaz (soothing to the heart)
  • Delroba (heart-stealing)
  • Delshad (glad-hearted)
  • Diva
  • Do Not Disturb
  • Doily
  • Doll Face
  • Dom Deraz (long tail)
  • Doorstop

D, continued

  • Dordaneh (single pearl, 'only darling')
  • Dorr (large pearl)
  • Dove Gray
  • Dowager Countess
  • Downy
  • Dreamboat
  • Duchess of Fluff
  • Duchess Plume
  • Dudi (smoky)
  • Duke of Down
  • Dulce de Leche
  • Dumpling
  • Dust (friend)
  • Dust Bunny
  • Duvet

E: 15 names

  • Ear Tufts
  • Earmuffs
  • Ebony
  • Eclair
  • Eggnog
  • Eggshell
  • Eiderdown
  • Embroidery
  • Emir of Ease
  • Empress of the Sofa
  • Ermine
  • Esfand (last month of winter, also wild rue seed)
  • Esfandiar (the invulnerable prince)
  • Eshgham (my love)
  • Estekan (tea glass)

F: 38 names

  • Faludeh (frozen rosewater noodles)
  • Fandogh (hazelnut)
  • Fanus (lantern)
  • Farfareh (pinwheel)
  • Farhad (the stonecutter who loved Shirin)
  • Farsh (carpet, rug)
  • Fawn
  • Feather Boa
  • Feather Duster
  • Featherbed
  • Felfel (pepper)
  • Fenjan (cup)

F, continued

  • Ferdowsi (the poet of the Shahnameh)
  • Fereni (milk pudding)
  • Fereydun (the king who overthrew Zahhak)
  • Fesenjan (walnut and pomegranate stew)
  • Fesgheli (tiny squirt)
  • Filigree
  • Firuzeh (turquoise)
  • Five More Minutes
  • Flame Point
  • Flan
  • Flannel
  • Flapjack
  • Fleece

F, continued

  • Floof
  • Fluffernutter
  • Fluffy Slippers
  • Flying Carpet
  • Footstool
  • Forty Winks
  • Forugh (radiance)
  • Fresco
  • Frills
  • Fringe
  • Frosting
  • Fudge Ripple
  • Fuzzball

G: 57 names

  • Gabbeh (thick tribal rug)
  • Gandom (wheat)
  • Ganj (treasure)
  • Gaz (nougat of Isfahan)
  • Gelato
  • Gelim (flat-woven rug)
  • Gerdu (walnut)
  • Ghahveh (coffee)
  • Ghali (carpet)
  • Ghalicheh (small rug)
  • Ghanari (canary)
  • Ghand (sugar cube)
  • Ghashang (pretty)
  • Ghayem Mushak (hide-and-seek)

G, continued

  • Ghazal (lyric poem)
  • Ghazaleh (young gazelle)
  • Ghel Gheli (roly-poly)
  • Ghelghelak (tickle)
  • Ghesseh (tale)
  • Ghoghnus (phoenix)
  • Ghoncheh (bud)
  • Ghor Ghoru (grumbler)
  • Ghu (swan)
  • Ghuri (teapot)
  • Gilan (green province on the Caspian)
  • Gilas (cherry)
  • Gilded
  • Gilt Edge

G, continued

  • Ginger Snap
  • Gingham
  • Gol (flower)
  • Gol-e Maryam (tuberose)
  • Gol-e Sorkh (red rose)
  • Gol-e Yakh (wintersweet, 'ice flower')
  • Golab (rosewater)
  • Golabi (pear)
  • Golam (my flower)
  • Golbarg (petal)
  • Golden Chinchilla
  • Golden Hour
  • Goldilocks
  • Golestan (rose garden)

G, continued

  • Golnar (pomegranate blossom)
  • Golnaz (flower-like charmer)
  • Golpar (hogweed seed, 'flower feather')
  • Golshan (flower garden)
  • Gonjeshk (sparrow)
  • Gorbeh (cat)
  • Gorbeh Vahshi (wildcat)
  • Gordafarid (the warrior maiden who fought Sohrab)
  • Gossamer
  • Gowhar (jewel)
  • Grand Duchess
  • Grand Vizier
  • Grumbles
  • Grumpy Muffin
  • Gumdrop

H: 30 names

  • Habbeh Angur (Grape Berry, the goat's smallest kid)
  • Hafez (the poet of Shiraz)
  • Hairball
  • Halva (sweet flour paste)
  • Hamadan (ancient city under Mount Alvand)
  • Hamdam (companion)
  • Hanai (henna-colored)
  • Harir (fine silk)
  • Harlequin
  • Hash Brown
  • Havij (carrot)
  • Hediyeh (gift)
  • Heiress
  • Hel (cardamom)
  • Helal (crescent)

H, continued

  • Hendevaneh (watermelon)
  • Her Ladyship
  • Her Royal Floofness
  • Himmie
  • His Lordship
  • His Serene Fluffiness
  • Hodhod (hoopoe)
  • Holu (peach)
  • Homa (the bird of good fortune)
  • Homayun (royal, fortunate)
  • Honeycomb
  • Hot Cocoa
  • Hoz (courtyard pool)
  • Hush
  • Hushang (the king who found fire)

I: 6 names

  • Icing Sugar
  • Incense
  • Infanta
  • Inkwell
  • Isfahan (city of bridges and blue tile)
  • Ivory

J: 14 names

  • Jadu (magic)
  • Jajim (striped woven cover)
  • Jami (the poet of Herat)
  • Jamshid (the splendid king of legend)
  • Janam (my dear, 'my soul')
  • Jasmine Tea
  • Javaher (jewels)
  • Javaneh (sprout)
  • Jellybean
  • Jigar (cutie, word for word 'liver')
  • Jigar Tala (precious one, 'golden liver')
  • Joghd (owl)
  • Jujeh (chick, also grilled chicken)
  • Jun (dear, as people say it at home)

K: 58 names

  • Kabab (kebab)
  • Kabutar (pigeon, dove)
  • Kadu (squash)
  • Kadu Ghelgheleh Zan (the rolling pumpkin of the old tale)
  • Kadu Tanbal (pumpkin)
  • Kafshduzak (ladybug)
  • Kahkeshan (galaxy)
  • Kahroba (amber)
  • Kaiser
  • Kamva (ball of yarn)
  • Kareh (butter)
  • Karevan (caravan)
  • Kashan (city of rosewater and carpets)
  • Kashi (tile)

K, continued

  • Kaveh (the blacksmith who raised a revolt)
  • Kavir (salt desert)
  • Kerem (cream-colored)
  • Kerman (carpet city of the southeast)
  • Keshmesh (raisin)
  • Kettle Corn
  • Keyk (cake)
  • Keykhosrow (the just king)
  • Khabalu (sleepyhead)
  • Khakestari (ash gray)
  • Khaleh (auntie on the mother's side)
  • Khaleh Suskeh (Auntie Beetle of the folk tale)
  • Khameh (cream)
  • Khandan (smiling)
  • Khanum (lady, madam)

K, continued

  • Khanum Bozorg (the grand old lady)
  • Khanum Gorbeh (Madam Cat)
  • Khanum Kuchulu (little lady)
  • Khargush (rabbit)
  • Khaviar (caviar)
  • Khayyam (poet of the quatrains, and astronomer)
  • Khazar (the Caspian Sea)
  • Khial (daydream)
  • Khojasteh (auspicious)
  • Khor Khor (the purring sound)
  • Khorasan (the eastern land, 'where the sun rises')
  • Khorma (date)
  • Khormalu (persimmon)
  • Khorshid (sun)

K, continued

  • Khoshgel (good-looking)
  • Khosrow (the king who loved Shirin)
  • Kilim
  • Kimia (alchemy, a rare treasure)
  • Kish (an island in the Persian Gulf)
  • Knots
  • Kolucheh (cookie)
  • Konj (nook, corner)
  • Konjed (sesame)
  • Kork (soft down)
  • Korsi (the low heated table of winter)
  • Kuchulu (little one)
  • Kufteh (meatball)
  • Kuku (herb omelet)
  • Kurosh (Cyrus, the Achaemenid king)

L: 35 names

  • Laal (ruby-red gem)
  • Labkhand (smile)
  • Labu (cooked beet)
  • Lace
  • Lacquer
  • Lady Bountiful
  • Lady in Waiting
  • Lady Marzipan
  • Lady Velvetpaws
  • Lajevard (lapis lazuli)
  • Lala (beddy-byes)

L, continued

  • Lalai (lullaby)
  • Laleh (tulip)
  • Lambswool
  • Laneh (nest, den)
  • Lap Dragon
  • Lap Warmer
  • Lapis
  • Latte Foam
  • Lavash (thin flatbread)
  • Lavashak (fruit leather)
  • Lavender Mist
  • Lazybones

L, continued

  • Leyli (the beloved of Majnun)
  • Licorice
  • Lilac
  • Lilac Cream
  • Lilac Point
  • Limu (lemon)
  • Loaf
  • Lop Goli (rosy-cheeked)
  • Lord Fauntleroy
  • Lord Snugglesworth
  • Lord Whiskerton
  • Lus (spoiled, pampered)

M: 75 names

  • Macaron
  • Madame Fifi
  • Madame Pouf
  • Mademoiselle Minou
  • Magic Carpet
  • Mah (moon)
  • Mah Pishani (Moon-Brow, the fairy tale girl)
  • Mahak (little moon)
  • Maharani
  • Mahi (fish)
  • Mahnaz (moon's charm)
  • Mahpareh (piece of the moon)
  • Mahrokh (moon-faced)
  • Mahtab (moonlight)
  • Majnun (the love-mad poet of the tale)

M, continued

  • Makhmal (velvet)
  • Makhmali (velvety)
  • Malekeh (queen)
  • Malted
  • Malus (cute, cuddly)
  • Maman (mom)
  • Mangul (one of the three kids in the goat's tale)
  • Manizheh (the princess who loved Bizhan)
  • Maple Syrup
  • Marble Cake
  • Marchioness
  • Marjan (coral)
  • Marquis de Mew
  • Marshmallow
  • Mashed Potato

M, continued

  • Mast (yogurt)
  • Masuleh (stepped village in the hills of Gilan)
  • Mauve
  • Meatloaf
  • Medallion
  • Meh (mist)
  • Mehman (guest)
  • Mehr (sun, kindness)
  • Mehraban (kind)
  • Mehrnaz (the sun's charm)
  • Meringue
  • Meshki (jet black)
  • Midnight Velvet
  • Mikhak (clove, also carnation)
  • Milady

M, continued

  • Milkshake
  • Milord
  • Mink
  • Mirage
  • Mirza (an old title for a prince or a scribe)
  • Miss Priss
  • Mister Unimpressed
  • Mittens
  • Miyu Miyu (meow meow)
  • Mochi
  • Mohair
  • Molasses
  • Monjugh (bead)
  • Monsieur Moustache
  • Moonstone

M, continued

  • Mop Top
  • Morabba (jam)
  • Morning Mist
  • Morvarid (pearl)
  • Mosaic
  • Moshk (musk)
  • Mousse
  • Mowj (wave)
  • Moz (banana)
  • Mozhdeh (good news)
  • Mozhgan (eyelashes)
  • Munes (close companion)
  • Mush (mouse)
  • Mush o Gorbeh (Mouse and Cat, the old verse fable)
  • Muslin

N: 48 names

  • Nab (pure, rare)
  • Nabat (rock candy)
  • Nafasam (my breath)
  • Naghmeh (melody, tune)
  • Nahid (the planet Venus)
  • Nakisa (the harpist of Khosrow's court)
  • Nam Nam (drizzle, 'drop by drop')
  • Namak (salt)
  • Nan (bread)
  • Nan Berenji (rice cookie)
  • Nana (mint)
  • Naneh Sarma (Granny Frost of the winter tales)

N, continued

  • Nap Queen
  • Naranj (bitter orange)
  • Narengi (tangerine)
  • Narenji (orange-colored)
  • Narges (narcissus)
  • Nargil (coconut)
  • Narm (soft)
  • Nasim (breeze)
  • Nasrin (wild rose)
  • Nastaran (dog rose)
  • Nava (melody)
  • Naz (coy charm)

N, continued

  • Nazanin (darling)
  • Nazgol (delicate flower)
  • Nazok (delicate)
  • Negah (glance)
  • Negahban (guard)
  • Negar (beloved, 'painted beauty')
  • Negin (gemstone of a ring)
  • Ney (reed)
  • Neyshabur (city of turquoise and of Khayyam)
  • Nezami (the poet of Khosrow and Shirin)
  • Niku (good, fair)
  • Nili (indigo)

N, continued

  • Nilufar (water lily)
  • Nimbus
  • Nini (baby)
  • Noghl (sugar-coated almond)
  • Noghreh (silver)
  • Noghrei (silvery)
  • Nokhod (chickpea)
  • Nokhodi (chickpea beige)
  • Not Amused
  • Nougat
  • Nowruz (new year, 'new day')
  • Nushin (sweet, pleasant)

O: 10 names

  • Oasis
  • Obeyd (the satirist who wrote Mouse and Cat)
  • Odd Eye
  • Omid (hope)
  • Omram (my life)
  • Opaline
  • Ordak (duck)
  • Organza
  • Ostokhodus (lavender)
  • Ottoman

P: 72 names

  • Padeshah (monarch)
  • Pahlavan (champion)
  • Paisley
  • Paiz (autumn)
  • Palace Guard
  • Palang (leopard)
  • Pampered Paws
  • Panbeh (cotton)
  • Pancake
  • Panir (cheese)
  • Panjeh (paw)
  • Panna Cotta
  • Pantaloons
  • Paperweight

P, continued

  • Parastu (swallow)
  • Parchment
  • Pardis (walled garden, the root of 'paradise')
  • Paresh (leap)
  • Parfait
  • Pari (fairy)
  • Parichehr (fairy-faced)
  • Parinaz (a fairy's charm)
  • Parizad (fairy-born)
  • Pars (Persia, the old heartland)
  • Partow (ray of light)
  • Parvaneh (butterfly)
  • Parvin (the Pleiades)
  • Pasargad (Pasargadae, the city of Cyrus)

P, continued

  • Pasha
  • Pashmak (cotton candy)
  • Pashmalu (fluffy, woolly)
  • Pashmi (woolly)
  • Patchwork
  • Patu (blanket)
  • Pavlova
  • Peaches and Cream
  • Pegah (daybreak)
  • Persia
  • Pesteh (pistachio)
  • Petticoat
  • Pewter
  • Piruz (victorious)
  • Pish Pish (how you call a cat over)

P, continued

  • Pishi (kitty)
  • Pishi Jun (kitty dear)
  • Pistachio
  • Platinum
  • Plume
  • Plume Tail
  • Polo (cooked rice)
  • Pom Pom
  • Pomegranate
  • Popcorn
  • Popover
  • Porcelain
  • Portoghal (orange)
  • Poshtebam (rooftop)

P, continued

  • Poshti (the floor cushion you lean on)
  • Potato
  • Pouty
  • Powder Puff
  • Powder Room
  • Praline
  • Prima Donna
  • Prince of Naps
  • Princess Powderpuff
  • Profiterole
  • Pudge
  • Puffball
  • Pug
  • Pugsley
  • Purr Motor

Q: 3 names

  • Queen Bee
  • Queen of Cushions
  • Quicksilver

R: 33 names

  • Rafigh (pal)
  • Rais (the boss)
  • Rakhsh (Rostam's horse)
  • Ramin (the lover of Vis)
  • Rangin Kaman (rainbow)
  • Red Cameo
  • Red Tabby
  • Regalia
  • Regent
  • Resting Cat Face
  • Reyhan (basil)

R, continued

  • Ribbon
  • Rice Pudding
  • Robai (quatrain)
  • Rocky Road
  • Roly Poly
  • Rose Gold
  • Rosewater
  • Roshan (bright)
  • Roshanak (Roxana, 'little bright one')
  • Rostam (the great hero of the Shahnameh)
  • Roya (dream)

R, continued

  • Royal Decree
  • Rubah (fox)
  • Rud (river)
  • Rudabeh (Zal's beloved, mother of Rostam)
  • Rudaki (an early master of Persian verse)
  • Ruff
  • Ruffles
  • Rug Rat
  • Rumble
  • Rumi (the poet of the reed flute's song)
  • Russet

S: 151 names

  • Saadi (author of the Golestan)
  • Saba (east breeze of the poets)
  • Sable
  • Sadaf (mother-of-pearl shell)
  • Saffron
  • Sahar (dawn)
  • Samanu (sweet wheat pudding of Nowruz)
  • Samarghand (Samarkand)
  • Samavar (samovar)
  • Sandal (sandalwood)
  • Sangak (pebble-baked bread)
  • Sanjab (squirrel)
  • Sanjaghak (dragonfly)

S, continued

  • Sardar (commander)
  • Sarshir (clotted cream)
  • Sarv (cypress)
  • Sarv-e Naz (graceful cypress)
  • Sash
  • Sateen
  • Satin
  • Sayeh (shadow)
  • Scepter
  • Scone
  • Scowl
  • Sea Foam
  • Seal Point
  • Sefid (white)

S, continued

  • Sepehr (the heavens)
  • Sepideh (first light)
  • Sequin
  • Setar (small lute, 'three strings')
  • Setareh (star)
  • Shab (night)
  • Shabbu (stock flower, 'night scent')
  • Shabdiz (Khosrow's night-black horse)
  • Shabnam (dew)
  • Shabtab (firefly)
  • Shaded Cameo
  • Shaded Golden
  • Shaded Silver
  • Shadi (joy)

S, continued

  • Shafagh (dusk glow)
  • Shag Rug
  • Shaghayegh (poppy, anemone)
  • Shah (king)
  • Shahab (shooting star)
  • Shahanshah (king of kings)
  • Shahbanu (empress)
  • Shahdokht (princess, 'daughter of the shah')
  • Shahin (falcon)
  • Shahla (with dark, dreamy eyes)
  • Shahnameh (the Book of Kings)
  • Shahpur (king's son)
  • Shahrzad (the storyteller of the Thousand and One Nights)

S, continued

  • Shahtut (black mulberry)
  • Shahzadeh (prince or princess, 'born of the shah')
  • Shal (shawl)
  • Sham (candle)
  • Shangul (merry)
  • Sharbat (sweet cordial)
  • Shazdeh (prince, as people say it)
  • Shazdeh Kuchulu (the Little Prince)
  • Shekamu (glutton)
  • Shekar (sugar)
  • Shekarak (little sugar)
  • Shell Cameo
  • Shir (milk, also lion)
  • Shiraz (city of poets and gardens)

S, continued

  • Shirdel (lionheart)
  • Shiri (milky white)
  • Shirin (sweet, the heroine loved by Khosrow)
  • Shirini (pastry, sweets)
  • Shirzad (lion-born)
  • Shokolat (chocolate)
  • Shokufeh (blossom)
  • Shokuh (splendor)
  • Sholeh (flame)
  • Sholeh Zard (saffron rice pudding)
  • Sholugh (rowdy)
  • Shortbread
  • Siah (black)
  • Siahgush (caracal, 'black ear')

S, continued

  • Siavash (the blameless prince)
  • Sib (apple)
  • Sibil (whiskers, mustache)
  • Sibilu (the mustached one)
  • Side Eye
  • Siesta
  • Silk Road
  • Silky
  • Silver Lining
  • Silver Spoon
  • Silver Tabby
  • Simin (silvery, of silver)
  • Simorgh (the great bird of Persian legend)
  • Sir Fluffington

S, continued

  • Sir Lounge-a-Lot
  • Sir Naps-a-Lot
  • Sir Purrcival
  • Sirocco
  • Skein
  • Slate
  • Sloth
  • Slowpoke
  • Smoke
  • Smoke Tortie
  • Smoosh
  • Sniffles
  • Snoozer

S, continued

  • Snorkel
  • Snorts
  • Snowball Fight
  • Snowdrift
  • Snub
  • Snuffles
  • Soap Suds
  • Sobh (morning)
  • Socialite
  • Sofa Sultan
  • Sofreh (the cloth spread for a meal)
  • Soft Serve
  • Sohan (saffron brittle)
  • Sohrab (Rostam's son)

S, continued

  • Sonbol (hyacinth)
  • Sorbet
  • Sorkh (red, rosy)
  • Sormeh (kohl)
  • Souffle
  • Sourpuss
  • Sovereign
  • Spa Day
  • Speed Bump
  • Spindle
  • Sponge Cake
  • Spud
  • Squish
  • Steamed Milk

S, continued

  • Sterling
  • Stink Eye
  • Storm Cloud
  • Stratus
  • Strawberry Blonde
  • Strudel
  • Sugarplum
  • Sulky Sue
  • Sultan of Snooze
  • Sumo
  • Sundae
  • Surena (the Parthian general)
  • Susan (lily)
  • Swansdown

T: 57 names

  • Tabesh (glow)
  • Tabriz (old carpet city of the northwest)
  • Taffeta
  • Tahamtan (Rostam's byname, 'mighty-bodied')
  • Tahdig (crispy rice crust)
  • Tahmineh (mother of Sohrab)
  • Taj (crown)
  • Tajdar (the crowned one)
  • Takht (throne)
  • Takht-e Jamshid (Persepolis, 'throne of Jamshid')
  • Takht-e Tavus (the Peacock Throne)
  • Tala (gold)
  • Talai (golden)
  • Talcum

T, continued

  • Talebi (cantaloupe)
  • Tameshk (raspberry)
  • Tanbal (lazy)
  • Tangles
  • Tapestry
  • Tapioca
  • Tar (long-necked lute)
  • Tara (star, a poetic word)
  • Taraneh (song)
  • Tassel
  • Tavus (peacock)
  • Termeh (fine woven cloth of Yazd)
  • The Critic
  • Thimble

T, continued

  • Thistledown
  • Throne Room
  • Throw Pillow
  • Tiara
  • Tinsel
  • Tipped Silver
  • Tir (the planet Mercury, also arrow)
  • Tiramisu
  • Toffee Apple
  • Topol (chubby)
  • Topoli (chubby one)
  • Toranj (the center medallion of a carpet)
  • Tortie
  • Treacle

T, continued

  • Trifle
  • Truffle
  • Tufan (storm)
  • Tuft
  • Tumbleweed
  • Tup (ball)
  • Tur (tulle, lace net)
  • Turkish Delight
  • Turquoise
  • Tusi (gray)
  • Tut (mulberry)
  • Tut Farangi (strawberry)
  • Tuti (parrot)
  • Tutu
  • Tweed

V: 7 names

  • Vanil (vanilla)
  • Varujak (fidgety little imp)
  • Velour
  • Velvet
  • Velveteen
  • Vis (the heroine of Vis and Ramin)
  • Viscount Velvet

W: 8 names

  • Waddles
  • Waffles
  • Welcome Mat
  • Whipped Cream
  • Whisper
  • Wisp
  • Wisteria
  • Wobbles

Y: 16 names

  • Yaghut (ruby)
  • Yakh (ice)
  • Yal (mane)
  • Yalda (the longest night of the year)
  • Yar (companion, beloved)
  • Yarn Ball
  • Yas (jasmine, the short everyday word)
  • Yasaman (jasmine)

Y, continued

  • Yashm (jade)
  • Yazd (desert city of wind towers)
  • Yekta (one and only)
  • Yeti
  • Your Grace
  • Your Highness
  • Your Majesty
  • Yuz (cheetah)

Z: 20 names

  • Zaferan (saffron)
  • Zagros (the western mountain range)
  • Zal (the white-haired hero raised by the Simorgh)
  • Zanbagh (iris)
  • Zanbur (bee)
  • Zanguleh (little bell)
  • Zanjebil (ginger)
  • Zar (gold, in old poetry)
  • Zardalu (apricot)
  • Zari (gold brocade)

Z, continued

  • Zarrin (golden, made of gold)
  • Zayandeh Rud (the river of Isfahan, 'life-giving')
  • Zephyr
  • Zerang (clever)
  • Zereshk (barberry)
  • Zeytun (olive)
  • Zhaleh (dewdrop)
  • Ziba (beautiful)
  • Zohreh (Venus, the evening star)
  • Zomorrod (emerald)