Name
Baran
Meaning
Baran is a unisex name of Persian and Kurdish origin meaning “rain”.
Baran is the Persian and Kurdish word for rain, cherished in cultures where rainfall means life rather than gloom. It is mostly feminine in Iran, where Majid Majidi's film Baran burnished it, and masculine among Kurds and in Turkey, a rare name with opposite genders on either side of a border.
A top girls' name in Iran in recent years and a popular boys' name among Kurdish families.
At a glance
- Origin
- Persian and Kurdish
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronounced
- /bah-RAHN/
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Questions
Baran is a unisex name of Persian and Kurdish origin meaning “rain”. Baran is the Persian and Kurdish word for rain, cherished in cultures where rainfall means life rather than gloom.
Baran is a unisex name, used for both boys and girls. It is a top girls' name in Iran in recent years and a popular boys' name among Kurdish families.
The name Baran comes from Persian and Kurdish. Baran is the Persian and Kurdish word for rain, cherished in cultures where rainfall means life rather than gloom. It is mostly feminine in Iran, where Majid Majidi's film Baran burnished it, and masculine among Kurds and in Turkey, a rare name with opposite genders on either side of a border.
Baran is pronounced bah-RAHN.
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