Zoroastrian Name Generator
Parsi and Irani names from the Zoroastrian community
Names of the Zoroastrian community, Parsi and Irani: full names in new pairings such as Rustom Batliwala, Shirin Dastoor and Morvarid Zartoshti, single given names and surnames, and older Avestan forms such as Vishtaspa and Pouruchista.
About Zoroastrian names
Zoroastrians today form two main communities: the Parsis of India and Pakistan, whose ancestors left Iran more than a thousand years ago and settled in Gujarat, and the Zoroastrians of Iran, with the Irani families who came to India from Yazd and Kerman much later. Both take their given names from the same stock: the Avesta, the Sasanian kings and the Shahnameh. The Parsi spellings are their own, so the list has Rustom, Jamshed, Feroze, Behram and Kaikhushru where an Iranian list has Rostam, Jamshid, Firuz, Bahram and Kaikhosrow.
Parsi surnames are younger than the given names. Many name a town, such as Bharucha (Bharuch), Surti (Surat), Billimoria (Bilimora) and Poonawalla (Pune). Others name a family trade, as Mistry, Contractor, Engineer, Daruwalla, Batliwala and Vakil do, or a priestly office, as Dastur does. A traditional full name runs own name, father's name, surname, which is why some entries have three parts, such as Mitra Jehangir Vevaina. Older forms carry the honorific endings -ji and -bai, as in Pestonji Billimoria and Manekbai Batliwala.
A smaller group of entries has the Iranian spellings and surnames of Irani families, such as Morvarid Zartoshti, and a few names stand in their oldest Avestan and Middle Persian forms: Vishtaspa, Pouruchista, Narseh, Adurbad.
How to choose Zoroastrian names
- Keep the spelling in one tradition. Rustom and Jamshed go with Parsi surnames such as Batliwala or Elavia, while the Iranian spellings go with Irani surnames, as in Jahangir Yazdani and Dowlat Kermani.
- Use the three-part form for documents and formal scenes. The middle name is the father's given name, and by custom a married woman takes her husband's given name in its place.
- Names in -ji and -bai suit a story set in 19th-century Bombay or Surat. For a present-day character use a plain form such as Pesi, Rustom or Mani.
- Treat a trade surname as an ordinary family name. Engineer, Doctor, Driver and Captain record what an ancestor did, and the person who carries one today may do something else entirely.
- Keep the Avestan and Middle Persian forms for ancient settings. Vishtaspa or Yazdegerd would be out of place on a modern character, who would be Vistasp or Yezdi instead.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Parsi and Irani names?
The given names come from the same Zoroastrian and Persian tradition, but the spellings differ: a Parsi is Rustom, Feroze or Khorshed where an Iranian Zoroastrian is Rostam, Firuz or Khorshid. Parsi surnames grew up in India, as in Rustom Batliwala, while Irani families carry Iranian ones such as Yazdani and Kermani, or simply Irani.
Where do Parsi surnames come from?
Many are built with the ending -wala or -walla on a place or a trade, such as Poonawalla and Batliwala, or use a place name alone, such as Bharucha and Surti. Others record a trade or an office directly, such as Mistry, Vakil and Dastur. The list also has old family names of other kinds, such as Petit, Cama and Kanga.
What are the oldest names in the list?
Vishtaspa, Jamaspa and Pouruchista are names from the Avesta, the Zoroastrian scripture. Narseh, Kavad, Peroz and Yazdegerd are names of Sasanian kings. They appear as single entries, apart from the modern Parsi and Irani names.
Are these the names of real people?
No. Each full name pairs given names and surnames in a new combination. The community is small and many of its families are well known, so a pairing can match a real person by chance. Treat every full name as an invention.
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All 500 Zoroastrian names
A: 29 names
- Aban Engineer
- Aban Mehta
- Adi Dadachanji
- Adil
- Adil Patuck
- Adurbad
- Adurfarnbag
- Alamai Guzder
- Alamai Sabavala
- Aloo Deboo
- Amy Mirza
- Amy Paymaster
- Anahita Jamshed Bhandara
- Anahita Vatcha
- Antia
- Ardashir
- Ardeshir
- Ardeshir Jassawalla
- Armaity Dubash
- Armaity Lam
- Armita Irani
- Arnavaz Vesuna
- Aspandiar
- Aspandiar Kavarana
- Aspi
- Aspi Daruwalla
- Avabai Karaka
- Avan
- Avan Vakil
B: 31 names
- Bachubai Marfatia
- Bahman Oshidari
- Bakhtawar
- Bakhtawar Irani
- Banoo Nariman
- Banoo Pandole
- Banu Dabestani
- Bapsy Italia
- Bapuji Panthaki
- Batliwala
- Behram Kutar
- Behramji Jhabvala
- Behroze Bejan Adajania
- Behroze Dhalla
- Bejan Writer
- Benaifer Kalapesi
- Benaifer Sidhwa
- Bharucha
- Bhesania
- Binaifer
- Binaifer Elavia
- Boman Chinoy
- Bomanji Dotivala
- Bomi Umrigar
- Bozorgmehr Felfeli
- Burjor Khurshed Deboo
- Burjor Vacha
- Burjorji Sanjana
- Burzin Sinor
- Burzin Surveyor
- Byramji Zaiwalla
C: 11 names
- Captain
- Cawas Dastoor
- Chenoy
- Chinoy
- Commissariat
- Coomi
- Coomi Pochkhanawala
- Cowasji Guzder
- Cursetji Antia
- Cyrus Balsara
- Cyrus Pheroze Patuck
D: 45 names
- Dadachanji
- Daisy Kekobad Ratnagar
- Daisy Sethna
- Dara
- Dara Vakharia
- Darab
- Darab Petit
- Darashaw Kalapesi
- Darayus Wadia
- Darius Seervai
- Dariush Irani
- Dastoor
- Daulat Bharucha
- Daver
- Delnaz
- Delnaz Lala
- Denag
- Dhanjibhai Kotwal
- Dhanjishah Kolah
- Dhun
- Dhun Calcuttawala
- Dhunbai Bhavnagri
- Dhunjishaw Nargolwala
- Dilnaz Lentin
- Dilnaz Panthaki
- Dina Lentin
- Dina Pocha
- Dinaz Khory
- Dinshaw
- Dinshaw Choksey
- Dinshaw Petigara
- Dinshawji Chichgar
- Dinyar
- Dinyar Dabu
- Doctor
- Dolly Jijina
- Dolly Kabraji
- Dorab Screwvala
- Dorab Zal Bhathena
- Dorabji Vesuna
- Dordi
- Dosibai Dhondy
- Dossabhoy Bhesania
- Dowlat Kermani
- Dughdova
E: 4 names
- Edul Kapadia
- Edulji Chinoy
- Erach Kanga
- Eruch Gagrat
F: 25 names
- Fali Subedar
- Farangis Sorooshian
- Faredoon Bhabha
- Farida Katgara
- Farokh Karanjia
- Farokh Variava
- Farrokh Rangoonwala
- Fereydun Azargoshasb
- Feroza
- Feroza Kutar
- Feroze
- Feroze Ratnagar
- Firdaus Antia
- Firdosh Mistry
- Firoze
- Firoze Pardiwala
- Framji Pandole
- Framroze Minwalla
- Franak Wadia
- Frashaoshtra
- Freddy Commissariat
- Fredoon Erach Vakharia
- Fredoon Tarapore
- Freny
- Freny Kharegat
G: 11 names
- Gagrat
- Gohar Shahzadi
- Golnar Shahmardan
- Gool Soonawala
- Gool Writer
- Goolbai Lala
- Goshtasp Yeganegi
- Gover
- Gover Pithawalla
- Gulnar Khajotia
- Gustad Pochkhanawala
H: 26 names
- Hamabai Talati
- Hansotia
- Haoshyangha
- Haosravah
- Havovi Gazdar
- Havovi Guard
- Hilla
- Hilla Dalal
- Hirabai Pestonji
- Homa Guiv
- Homai Commissariat
- Homai Subedar
- Homi Marker
- Homi Motafram
- Homyar Ghadiali
- Homyar Soli Guard
- Hormazd Divecha
- Hormizd
- Hormusji Saklatvala
- Hoshang Daver
- Hoshedar
- Hoshedar Meherhomji
- Hufrish Daver
- Hufrish Moos
- Hutoxi
- Hutoxi Captain
I: 3 names
- Irandokht Ekhtiyari
- Isadvastar
- Italia
J: 27 names
- Jahangir Yazdani
- Jal
- Jal Parakh
- Jaloo
- Jaloo Nanavati
- Jamasp Dhalla
- Jamasp Nozer Minwalla
- Jamaspa
- Jamsetji Poonawalla
- Jamshed Elavia
- Jamshedji Surveyor
- Jamshid Niknam
- Jamshyd Marfatia
- Jehan Driver
- Jehan Vazifdar
- Jehanbux Jungalwala
- Jehanbux Major
- Jehangir Pavri
- Jehangirji Kavarana
- Jer Printer
- Jer Ratan Anklesaria
- Jerbai Tavadia
- Jeroo Kapadia
- Jijibhai Shroff
- Jimmy
- Jimmy Malegam
- Jivanji Sinor
K: 52 names
- Kabraji
- Kaikhosrow Guiv
- Kaikhushru Khambatta
- Kaikobad Merchant
- Kainaz Dastur
- Kainaz Randeria
- Kaiwan Lakdawala
- Kaizad
- Kaizad Tavadia
- Kanga
- Kashmira
- Kashmira Rana
- Katayun Freddy Tarapore
- Katayun Petigara
- Katy
- Katy Poncha
- Kavad
- Kayomarz Messman
- Keki
- Keki Randeria
- Kekobad Daji
- Keresaspa
- Kermeen
- Kermeen Doctor
- Kersi Turel
- Ketayun Eruch Dalal
- Ketayun Vimadalal
- Kety Lakdawala
- Kety Merwan Calcuttawala
- Kharas
- Kharshedji Petit
- Khodabakhsh Jamshidian
- Khodadad Jhabvala
- Khodarahm Mavandad
- Khorshed
- Khorshed Kotwal
- Khorshid Yeganegi
- Khory
- Khosrow Varjavand
- Khurshed Lam
- Khursheed Irani
- Khursheed Zerxis Daji
- Khurshid Banaji
- Khushroo Meherwan Surti
- Khushroo Nargolwala
- Kobad Paymaster
- Kolah
- Kourosh Shahriari
- Kumi Vimadalal
- Kumi Zaveri
- Kurush
- Kurush Anklesaria
M: 46 names
- Mahrukh
- Mahrukh Dotivala
- Mahvash Irani
- Maidyomah
- Maki
- Maki Masani
- Mandana Felfeli
- Maneck Bodhanwala
- Maneckji Captain
- Manekbai Batliwala
- Mani Chichgar
- Manijeh
- Manijeh Cooper
- Manuchehr Namiranian
- Manushchihr
- Marzban Moos
- Master
- Meher Daboo
- Meherbai Motafram
- Meherbanoo Dordi
- Meherbanoo Master
- Mehernaz Mirza
- Mehernosh Banaji
- Mehernosh Jilla
- Meherwan Vevaina
- Mehli
- Mehli Confectioner
- Mehrbanu Shahzadi
- Mehrdad Shahmardan
- Mehroo Bhavnagri
- Mehroo Shapur Palkhivala
- Merwan Doongaji
- Merwanji Sorabji
- Mihrnarseh
- Minocher
- Minocher Mehta
- Minoo Mulla
- Minoo Udwadia
- Mithan Bhathena
- Mithan Contractor
- Mitra Italia
- Mitra Jehangir Vevaina
- Mody
- Morvarid Zartoshti
- Motlibai Bhabha
- Muncherji Daruwalla
N: 32 names
- Nadirshaw Kanga
- Naju Chenoy
- Naju Phiroze Malegam
- Namdar Khosraviani
- Nargis
- Nargis Munshi
- Narielwala
- Nariman Kolah
- Narseh
- Naval Dinshaw
- Naval Sanjana
- Navaz Dhondy
- Navaz Katgara
- Navroji Jassawalla
- Navroz
- Navroz Kharegat
- Nawaz Chenoy
- Nazneen Sarkari
- Nergish Nanavati
- Neryosang
- Neville Bhesania
- Niloufer Jeejeebhoy
- Niloufer Lalkaka
- Nosherwan
- Nosherwan Rabadi
- Noshir
- Noshir Viccajee
- Noshirwan Thanawala
- Nowroji Viccajee
- Nozer Saklatvala
- Nusli Patel
- Nusli Pithawalla
P: 34 names
- Palkhivala
- Panday
- Pandole
- Parakh
- Paridokht Irani
- Parizad Messman
- Parizad Santoke
- Parvez Nariman
- Parvin Yazdani
- Parviz Ekhtiyari
- Patuck
- Percy Printer
- Perin Havewala
- Perin Sorabji
- Peroz
- Persis Poncha
- Persis Tantra
- Pervin Narielwala
- Peshotan Havewala
- Peshotan Munshi
- Pesi Darukhanawala
- Pestonji
- Pestonji Billimoria
- Pheroze Ginwala
- Phiroze Poonawalla
- Piloo Cama
- Piloo Firdosh Unvala
- Piroja Balsara
- Piroja Variava
- Pirojbai Pundole
- Porus Sheriar Panday
- Porus Surti
- Pourandokht Shahrokh
- Pouruchista
R: 28 names
- Rabadi
- Rashna Choksey
- Rashna Khajotia
- Ratan Sarkari
- Ratanbai Daboo
- Rati Broacha
- Rayomand Nariman Madon
- Rayomand Sabavala
- Readymoney
- Reporter
- Rhoda Damania
- Rhoda Taleyarkhan
- Roda Gazdar
- Rohinton
- Rohinton Adenwalla
- Roshan
- Roshan Rustomji
- Roshni Medhora
- Rudabeh Niknam
- Rusi
- Rusi Nanavutty
- Russi Contractor
- Rustam Darayus Ginwala
- Rustam Madon
- Rustom Batliwala
- Rustom Hansotia
- Rustomji Nanavutty
- Ruttonji Reporter
S: 42 names
- Sakarbai Major
- Sam
- Sam Dordi
- Sanaya
- Sanaya Masani
- Sanober
- Sanober Kharas
- Santoke
- Sarosh
- Sarosh Postwalla
- Savak
- Savak Gustad
- Shahpur Dabestani
- Shahrokh Sorooshian
- Shapoor Firdaus Pavri
- Shapoor Karkaria
- Shapur Khory
- Shapurji Katrak
- Shavak Hormazd Adenwalla
- Shavak Sethna
- Shehnaz Rabadi
- Sheriar Dumasia
- Shernaz Narielwala
- Sheroo Mody
- Shiavax Reporter
- Shirin Dastoor
- Siavash Ravani
- Sidhwa
- Silloo Billimoria
- Simin Oshidari
- Sinor
- Sohrab
- Sohrab Taraporewala
- Soli Kabraji
- Soonabai Vazifdar
- Soonoo Karanjia
- Soonu Confectioner
- Soonu Master
- Sorab Dastur
- Sorab Russi Postwalla
- Sorabji Vakil
- Subedar
T: 20 names
- Tahmineh Mavandad
- Talati
- Tanaz Pundole
- Tansar
- Tehmasp
- Tehmasp Pocha
- Tehmi Pestonji
- Tehmina Desai
- Tehmton Karaka
- Tehmton Sidhwa
- Tehmul
- Tehmul Colabawalla
- Tehmulji Turel
- Tehnaz
- Tehnaz Irani
- Thrity
- Thrity Jeejeebhoy
- Tirandaz Zartoshti
- Turandokht Irani
- Tushna Meherhomji
U: 1 name
- Urvaksh Bhandara
V: 7 names
- Villie Soonawala
- Villoo
- Villoo Davar
- Viraf Motivala
- Vishtaspa
- Vispi Unvala
- Vistasp Talati
X: 2 names
- Xerxes
- Xerxes Panday
Y: 6 names
- Yasmin
- Yasmin Jijina
- Yazdegerd
- Yezdi
- Yezdi Readymoney
- Yohan Cooper