Given name · Persian

بنفشه

بنفشه (banafše) is a feminine given name. It is used in Persian.

PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: banafše.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

The origin of بنفشه is uncertain.

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بنفشه’s family of names

In Persian usage, بنفشه can be written in the Roman alphabet as banafše. In Persian usage, بنفشه has a related form in بنبشه.

Walk بنفشه’s family in the name graph

بنفشهbanafšeبنبشهܒܢܦܫܐ

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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