Best Sibling Names for Ayatollah

ancient, enduring; king

having a good temper; someone who is smart and wise.

A place of prosperity; From the pear-tree farm

Mister, sir, or ownership, often used for descendants of the Prophet Muhammad.

young man or prince

Means "possessing black stallions" in Avestan. This is the name of a prince in the 11th-century Persian epic the 'Shahnameh'.

Anemone flower

shadow

king, ruler

Variant transcription of SHAHRIYAR.

blessed

king's son

bright; luminous; radiant

the messenger of good news

Persian form of WAHID.

Sweet-smelling

Sapphire

One who abstains

Bright, radiant

Light, bright.

Means "dawn" in Arabic.

Brilliant, bright

place of martyrdom

a good name, a proper name

wise; clever

The capital city of Iran.

Land of the Kashmiri people

the keeper of the truth

a name of happiness and delight

brave and courageous

Dawn, sunrise

Derived from Persian گل (gol) "flower, rose" and ناز (naz) "pride".

born of the city; city born

alchemy; to transform

princess

A name that signifies integrity and respect

Daffodil

The name means 'shining' or 'radiant'.

a bright star

guided, rightly guided; refers to a guided one

Tent maker

The one who is pleasing

bringer of good news; to bring joy

Anglicized form of SHAHRAZAD.

Means "music, song" in Persian.

Meaning 'hope' or 'expectation'.

dawn, early morning light

Derived from 'zaker', meaning 'one who remembers' or 'one who is grateful'.

he who is strong

Means "flower, rose" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Persian.

Someone who acts with dignity

Victorious

The one who brings happiness

prosperous

Bright and clear

A beloved name with deep roots

Means "message" in Persian.

Wise; Brave

A name signifying 'a man of knowledge' or 'intelligent one'.

Gift, present

Enthralled; captivated

A mythical hero and emblematic of bravery

beautiful, graceful

The protector, guardian.

Place

Knowledge

One who is alive, a living man

happy; spiritual

A person with a well-disposed nature; worthy.

Variant transcription of NASIM.

Possibly means "full of grace" in Persian.

King

birth, national day; often celebrated in cultural contexts

Intelligent; sage-like

The name means 'compassionate' or 'merciful.'

Giving light or bright

A woman of noble birth

Middle Persian form of SOROUSH.

Successful

a woman who is a changeling

A city in Iran, also associated with a type of wine

young man

The name means 'one who is an illustrious and milestone figure'.

A beloved name with deep roots

Mythology, PersianModern Persian form of Avestan Sraosha meaning "obedience". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (or angel), later equated with the angel Gabriel.

gift of God

Kingly, regal.; A variant of Kian, also meaning 'the king'.

brave, courageous

a good man, a kind person

Revelation

Meaning 'one who has a vow' or 'to promise'.

Little one, small

a name associated with a strong figure or a leader

the name of a great king (Cyrus); Sun

Delicate

A king of nature

brave

a form of the name 'Khan', which means 'leader' or 'king'.

a place of refuge

Iron; Timur, the iron man

night

Means "the Pleiades" in Persian. The Pleiades are a group of seven stars in the constellation Taurus.

From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament.

rival

From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC.

English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattityahu) meaning "gift of YAHWEH". Matthew, also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles.

From the Latin Iacobus, which was from the Greek Ιακωβος (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov).

Victory

From the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) meaning "favour" or "grace". In the Old Testament this is the name of the wife of Elkanah. Her rival was Elkanah's other wife Peninnah, who had children while Hannah remained barren.

From the Late Greek name Χριστοφορος (Christophoros) meaning "bearing CHRIST", derived from Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry".

Western meadow

From the west town

God has given

Bitterness; sea of sorrow

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Riain meaning "descendant of Rían". The given name Rían probably means "little king" (from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix).

Who is like God?

princess

of Magdala

From the name of the river which flows between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river's name in Hebrew is יַרְדֵן (Yarden), and it is derived from יָרַד (yarad) meaning "descend" or "flow down".

new house

From the Late Latin name Dominicus meaning "of the Lord". This name was traditionally given to a child born on Sunday.

From the Greek name Δαμιανος (Damianos) which was derived from Greek δαμαζω (damazo) "to tame". Saint Damian was martyred with his twin brother Cosmo in Syria early in the 4th century.

victory of the people

Son of Carr

Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of SAMUEL, using the name suffix antha (possibly inspired by Greek ανθος (anthos) "flower").

Italian form of Iohannes (see JOHN). The Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516) and the painter and sculptor Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) were two famous bearers of this name.

lover of hounds

Dark-skinned or black.

Spanish form of LOUIS.

Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of CHARLES.

God is gracious.

From the name of the season, ultimately from Old English sumor. It has been in use as a given name since the 1970s.

Gift of God

strength, valor

Healer

Variant of BRIANA.

From a surname meaning "chase, hunt" in Middle English, originally a nickname for a huntsman.

From the Greek name Αικατερινη (Aikaterine). The etymology is debated: it could derive from the earlier Greek name ‘Εκατερινη (Hekaterine), which came from ‘εκατερος (hekateros) "each of the two"; it could derive from th…

the Lord has remembered

bailiff, steward

God is with us.

Maker of tiles

From the Latin name Iustinus, which was derived from JUSTUS. This was the name of several early saints including Justin Martyr, a Christian philosopher of the 2nd century who was beheaded in Rome.

handsome

princess

From the English word for the climbing plant with fragrant flowers which is used for making perfumes. It is derived from Persian یاسمن (yasamen) (which is also a Persian name).

Who is like God?

From the Hebrew name יִשַׁי (Yishay) which possibly means "gift". In the Old Testament Jesse is the father of King David. It began to be used as an English given name after the Protestant Reformation.

Originally a surname meaning 'maker of torches'.

wished-for child

From 'Timotheos', meaning 'honoring God' or 'in the honor of God'.

Yahweh is God

Latinized form of GRUFFUDD. This name can also be inspired by the English word griffin, a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultimately from Greek γρυψ (gryps).

broom hill

from the meadow of the Royal Fortress

From the Latin name Patricius, which meant "nobleman". This name was adopted in the 5th-century by Saint Patrick, whose birth name was Sucat.

eternal ruler

Latinized form of SELENE. This name was borne by popular Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla (1971-1995), who was known simply as Selena.

little, dark one

Form of RAPHAEL.

Lord; A modern variation used as a feminine form of the male name Kyrie

new house

Short form of NICHOLAS (or sometimes NICODEMUS).

Laurel tree or bay tree

Spanish form of ISHMAEL. This is also the form used in the Greek Old Testament.

God will uplift

Sea-born or sea-circle

male; brave; warlike

Warlike

From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "meadow dwelling". A city in Texas bears this name, probably in honour of American Vice President George Mifflin Dallas.

Old French form of the Pictish name Drustan, a diminutive of DRUST. The spelling was altered by association with Latin tristis "sad".

A narrow road or pathway

From the Hebrew name רָחֵל (Rachel) meaning "ewe". In the Old Testament this is the name of the favourite wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She was the younger sister of Jacob's first wife Leah....

peacock town

Speckled or freckled

to cut or to tailor

flourishing, long-lived

young horse

the people's ruler

farmer

Derived from the Old French word 'cadi,' meaning 'round' or 'barrel'

Jehovah is salvation

Free man

heavenly

A beloved name with deep roots

Ever ruler

Expectation or desire for a certain thing to happen

From the Gaelic surname Ó Cuidighthigh, which means "descendant of CUIDIGHTHEACH". A famous bearer of the surname was the American frontiersman and showman Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917).

Invented by author Jonathan Swift for his poem 'Cadenus and Vanessa' (1726). He arrived at it by rearranging the initial syllables of the first name and surname of Esther Vanhomrigh, his close friend.

Variant of BRIAN.

Wide meadow

young lion

enduring

red-haired

to bind

Brave in battle

noble, strong

Finnish form of NICHOLAS, and a Croatian and Slovene short form of NIKOLA (1).

crown

A follower of Christ