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Name

Azar

/ah-ZAR/ UnisexPersian

Meaning

Azar is a unisex name of Persian origin meaning “fire”.

Azar is the Persian word for fire and the name of the ninth month of the Iranian calendar, recalling the sacred flames kept burning in Zoroastrian temples for millennia. In Iran it is chiefly feminine, and author Azar Nafisi of Reading Lolita in Tehran is its best-known modern bearer.

A familiar women's name in Iran.

At a glance

Origin
Persian
Gender
Unisex
Pronounced
/ah-ZAR/
Themes
FireLight

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Questions

  • Azar is a unisex name of Persian origin meaning “fire”. Azar is the Persian word for fire and the name of the ninth month of the Iranian calendar, recalling the sacred flames kept burning in Zoroastrian temples for millennia.

  • Azar is a unisex name, used for both boys and girls. It is a familiar women's name in Iran.

  • The name Azar comes from Persian. Azar is the Persian word for fire and the name of the ninth month of the Iranian calendar, recalling the sacred flames kept burning in Zoroastrian temples for millennia. In Iran it is chiefly feminine, and author Azar Nafisi of Reading Lolita in Tehran is its best-known modern bearer.

  • Azar is pronounced ah-ZAR.

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