Given name · Persian
پری
“witch”
پری (pari) is a feminine given name from Middle Persian (ultimately Proto-Indo-European), meaning “witch.” It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Pari.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
پری comes from Middle Persian, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Persian *parikā, from Proto-Indo-European *parīkā (“concubine”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
پری’s family of names
In Persian usage, پری shares a linguistic root with the Ancient Greek form Παλλάς. In Persian usage, پری can be written in the Roman alphabet as Pari. In Persian usage, پری has a transliteration in Pari.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love پری, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Pezeshkian
Pezeshkian is a surname from Persian.
—
Baloch
Baloch is a surname, possibly from Baluchi, ultimately from Classical Persian.
—
Szeherezada
“child of the city”
—
Alizadeh
“Ali” · “offspring”
—
Imširović
“sibling”
—
Nassima
Nassima is a feminine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Persian.
4% boys · 96% girls
Farhadi
“farhâdi”
—
Xomanaiy
Xomanaiy is a surname from Classical Persian. It is used in Uzbek.
—