In the Muslim world, naming plays big role in defining personality. Among the Arabs, the personal name given at birth is supplemented by a chain of additional ones. They indicate fathers and grandfathers, place of birth, hallmark person. Until the nineteenth century Persian names were formed according to the same principle.
Formation rules
Iranian or Persian name, which is essentially the same thing, consisted of several parts:
- Cunya, which indicates whose father or mother a person is. For men, kunya begins with the word Abu, for women, Umm. Next, add the child's name. In the name chain, the weasel appears after the birth of children.
- Alama, which is a personal name given at birth.
- Nasaba containing the name of the father and grandfather.
- Lakaba, which tells about a person's honorary nickname or title.
- Nisby - a pseudonym reflecting the family's occupation and place of residence.
Often the main name was not used in everyday life, giving way to other components. After 1919, surnames began to be used in Iran.
Personal Persian names are based on the wishes of the parents endow the newborn with a certain quality, therefore, in addition to euphony, the name carries certain information.
The richness of the Persian Farsi language, which is the leading language in the Iranian group of Indo-European languages, is due to ancient history people. The Persians are the descendants of Aryan nomads who came from Central Asia in the fifteenth century BC and settled in Eastern Iran, displacing the Chaldeans, Assyrians and Elamites, which is why native Persian names are often passed off as Turkic. This was followed by a period of Islamization of Iran, as a result of which the New Persian language was subjected to Arabic influence.
A large percentage of Persian names are used in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan. Also, a considerable part of them is used by the Turkish, Uzbek, Tatar and Tajik peoples. Persian names are common in the Pashto and Urdu languages among the peoples of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Cult of fire
Some names have survived to the present day from the Zoroastrian period. In pre-Islamic Persia there was a cult of fire, “azer”, so names such as Azerbahram, Azerkhordad, Azerbad, Azergul, Azerin and Azernush are reminiscent of the Zoroastrian temples or their priests that once existed.
Male names
In modern Iran, the most popular male name is already for a long time considered to be Muhammad Arab origin. The bulk of Arabic names are associated with the Koran, Allah, prophet and saints. These include Hussein, Hassan, Ali. Often there are names that coincide with the name of the month in which a person was born: Ramadan, Rejeb, Aban, Ferverdin, Bahman. A child born during the New Year celebrations may be named Nowruz. If the birth occurs during the festival of sacrifice, the boy is called Kurban.
Many Persian names for boys mean character qualities or appearance features:
What to name a girl
The most common name today is Fatima. Iranian female names are also divided into native Persian and those coming from the Arabic language. Often girls are called Amine - in honor of the mother of the prophet. Or Umm Kolthum - that was his daughter's name. Mostly Persian girl names mean flower names, gems, planets or positive traits character. Common ancient Persian female names also go back to the worship of fire: Azerbu, Azerin, Azermi.
Every nation has its own national names. If for other nations they sound funny and difficult to pronounce, then for them they are the most beautiful names that have a certain meaning.
A name is always dear and desirable for the person himself. From an early age he gets used to it and treats it with great trepidation.
Let's look at how Persian names sound and what meaning they have.
First you need to determine who the Persians are.
This is one of the varieties of the Iranian nation. Rich culture and ancient traditions are the main features of the Persian people.
Persian names are mainly associated with Islam. But there are also those who are not associated with the Muslim religion.
Persian names and their meanings
The Persians took the choice of names for their children very seriously. Every parent wants their child to have a certain quality. For example, the owner of the name Bakhtiyar was supposed to be lucky in everything and happy until the end of his life. The owner of the name Nariman was considered a strong spirit.
Any name among the Persians consisted of a long chain of several names. That is, in addition to his main name, the name of his father, grandfather, occupation, and place of residence were added to it. If the bearer of this name has a son, then the son’s name was also added to this chain.
Let's figure out what this means long name as: Abu Farhad Firuz ibn Khershid ibn Yusuf Khatamkari Ganjavi. This means that Firuz is the son of Khershid and the grandson of Yusuf, has a son Farhad, is engaged in wood inlay, was born in the city of Ganja.
As you can see, the name is difficult to pronounce, but beautiful and original.
Persian names are derived mainly from Arabic.
Also, phrases such as “aha” (meaning “lord”), “haji” (one who visited Mecca), “mullah” (Muslim preacher), “ostad” (“master”, “teacher”) were added to the names. , “Mashhadi” (visited Mashhad), “Mirza” (“educated”) and so on.
Children were also given names that were derived from the name of the month in which he was born. For example: those born in the first month were given the name Farvardin, in the eighth month - Aban, in the eleventh - Bahman.
Those born on the Novruz holiday were given the name Novruz.
Female names
Female names emphasized the beauty, tenderness and intelligence of a girl. They were called words derived from the names of flowers, stones, stars, planets and so on.
Such female names are known as: Aidana - means chastity, Anehita - impeccability, Danai - wisdom, Ziba - beauty, Sherin - sweetness, Tehirikh - purity, Khorded - means health, Niga - caring and others.
IN modern world Some names have become so popular that girls of other nationalities are also called by them. Such beautiful Persian names for girls are especially popular: Aidana, Ainagul, Anisa, Guldana, Guldar, Gulzada, Gulfara, Gulchachak, Gulnaz, Gulchechek, Darina, Dariya, Dilara, Zara, Zarina, Nargiz, Raushaniya, Roxana, Rubina, Yasamin and so on.
All these euphonious names speak of beauty, femininity and tenderness of the fairer sex.
Male names
There are a lot of known Persian names for males. They also have their own meanings, which denote intelligence, strength, wisdom, justice, courage, and success of men.
For example: Anvar means “radiant”, Rustam - hero, Rushan - bright, Tamaz - approval, Tigran - tiger, Farhad - smart, Eldar - powerful.
Particularly popular are names such as: Aivaz, Bakhtiyar, Rustam, Faiz, Yadgar, Yasmin, Farhad and so on.
Some Persian names are borrowed from other languages. Therefore, there are also the following: Ali, Muhammad (Muslim), Martha, Thomas (Aramaic), Brian, Dylan (English), Alison, Olivia, Bruce (French), William, Leonard, Charles (German), Angel, Selina (Greek ), Mia, Donna (Italian), Nadya, Vera, Boris (Slavic) and others.
Persian kings
One of the great Persian kings was Darius 1. He was able to conquer Babylon, invaded Egypt, India, and Phenicia. His name Darius, which means “winner,” was probably also of no small importance.
After his death, his son Xerxes took the throne. His name means "hero among kings." Xerxes managed to stop the uprising in Egypt. When he was fifty-five years old, he was killed as a result of a conspiracy.
In history, such names of Persian kings are also known as: Artaxerxes, Cambyses, Cyrus, Hystaspes and others.
Every name has its own meaning, so you need to be careful when choosing one for your child. Some names leave a negative imprint on the future fate of the heir.
The Persian language (New Persian language, Farsi, زبان فارسی) is the leading language of the Iranian group of the Indo-European family of languages, with a rich, centuries-old literary tradition, including recognized masterpieces of world literature. It arose as a continuation of the Middle Persian language during the era of Islamization of Iran, after the Arab conquest and was strongly influenced by the Arabic language.
Today, many native Persian names are allegedly passed off as Arabic, or even as , which is not always true. For example, the name has Persian roots. The connection between Persian names and the names of Indo-European peoples is obvious, because the Persians are settled descendants of the Indo-European Aryan nomadic people, which are approx. XV century BC e. arrived in Eastern Iran from Central Asia, displacing the Assyrians, Elamites and Chaldeans from there.
Often there are names that are similar to (, etc.). Persian names occupy a significant percentage in Azerbaijani, in, in, in, in Tajik, in Turkish and even in Uzbek names, which is not surprising. The Persian Empire, starting from the Sassanid Empire (224 to 651) and until the 19th century, occupied a vast territory including Central Asia and the Caucasus. The peoples living in the Persian Empire adopted Persian names. After the conquest of Persia by the Arabs and the adoption of Islam, the Persians now began to adopt foreign Arabic names. By far the most popular male name in Iran, as in other Muslim countries - Arab; And . Persian names are written in Arabic letters, and in Arabic it is not customary to write vowels in everyday life, which is why the pronunciation of Persian names is often distorted. For example, the Persian name is written in Arabic (رستم), which is why it can be read as, Rustam, and as, and as Rastim. Or for example the name (فردوسی) - Firdusi, Firdaus, Firduz, etc. Sometimes there are funny coincidences in Arabic and Persian. For example, the Persian name "pomegranate flower" in Arabic means "fire, flame, heat of hell." Father calls his girl this beautiful name, but the mullah, no knowledgeable of meanings Persian names, claims that this is a forbidden name because it means "hell fire". Another incident; Mullahs prohibit calling children by angelic names or in honor pagan gods, but among Persian names such names are not only not prohibited, but are also very popular. For example, "angel", or; , - pagan goddesses. Many Persian names sound the same in the related Persian language, Sanskrit. For example, everyone famous building- “crown-palace” has Persian roots. Particular mention should be made of the peoples living in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In Urdu and Pashto languages, Persian names also occupy a huge percentage.
Below are excerpts from various articles on the topic of personal, Persian names:
In addition to Arabic names (they differ in religious roots - these are mainly the names of famous figures of Islam), a huge number of Armenian, Assyrian, Turkish, Kurdish, etc. are also used in Iran. names
I think it’s worth noting that the structure of names in Iran differs from that adopted in Russia.
Surnames began to be used in Iran only after 1919, and before that, in order to distinguish people with the same names from each other, they resorted to various kinds of additions related to the city of birth, profession, qualities of the person (his nickname), etc.
In modern Iran, first and last names are used, but there are no patronymics in Iran. However, one name can consist of several words (this mainly applies to names of Arabic origin): for example, “” consists of two separate names, but in this combination it can also be used as one, individual name. This rule also applies to surnames: they can also consist of several parts and are sometimes very long (for example, “Naderi Afshari Sharifi Niya”), although this is rather rare.
In Iran, it is not customary to use diminutive forms of names, which are so common in Russia. Although diminutive variants are still provided for some names, they are more likely to have a comic-ironic connotation (for example, “Fereidỳn” can sound like “Feri”, “Kambiz” or “Kamran” - like “Kami”, “Elnaz” - like “ Eli").
Among the Persian names, one can highlight names that have survived to this day from the ancient Persian language, from the pre-Islamic era, when Zoroastrianism was widespread. Such names usually contain in the name component azer "fire". Most of these names are used for both boys and girls, since the Persian language does not have morphological means to distinguish names by gender; such names are classified as either male or female based on lexical-semantic criteria; the exception is some female names derived from Arabic words with the addition of the final haye howez. This group of names includes those that were once borne by Zoroastrian priests (for example, Azerbad), in the past the names of Zoroastrian temples (Azerbahram, Azermehr, Azernush, Azerkhordad, etc.), as well as names derived from the word “fire”: Azer , Azerbu, Azergul, Azernush, Azerin, etc.
The names of another group are derived from Persian appellatives and have a transparent etymology, for example: “calm”, “great master”, “homeless”, “strong, durable”,
And now we present to you a selection of the most common Iranian names in Russian transcription, along with their meanings. I am sure that you will find names here that are common to Russia and Iran :)
In addition to Arabic names (they differ in religious roots - these are mainly the names of famous figures of Islam), a huge number of Armenian, Assyrian, Turkish, Kurdish, etc. are also used in Iran. names that are not included in this list.
I think it’s worth noting that the structure of names in Iran differs from that adopted in Russia.
Surnames began to be used in Iran only after 1919, and before that, in order to distinguish people with the same names from each other, they resorted to various kinds of additions related to the city of birth, profession, qualities of the person (his nickname), etc.
In modern Iran, first and last names are used, but we do not have patronymics. However, one name can consist of several words (this mainly applies to names of Arabic origin): for example, “Amir Ali” consists of two separate names, but in this combination it can also be used as one, individual name. This rule also applies to surnames: they can also consist of several parts and are sometimes very long (for example, “Naderi Afshari Sharifi Niya”), although this is rather rare.
In Iran, it is not customary to use diminutive forms of names, which are so common in Russia. Although diminutive variants are still provided for some names, they are more likely to have a comic-ironic connotation (for example, “Fereidỳn” can sound like “Feri”, “Kambiz” or “Kamran” - like “Kami”, “Elnaz” - like “ Eli").
Above you see an image of an Iranian internal passport - "shenas-name". It also replaces a birth certificate. All information about marital status, children and even about the death of the owner. There are several different versions of shenas-name. The most recent version is shown here (we removed the photo intentionally).
Female names
Ava- “voice, call”
Azade- "free-thinking"
Azar- “fire”, the name of the 9th month of the Iranian calendar
Azita- Name of an Iranian princess
Akram(Arabic)- "venerable"
Anahita- “perfection”, goddess of water and fertility
Anush- “happy, lucky”
Argavan- "red purple"
Arezu- "wish"
Armagan- "present"
Asal(Arabic)- Honey
Atefe(Arabic)- “affection, sympathy”
Atusa- Name of an Iranian princess
Afsaneh- "fairy tale"
Ahu- "roe deer"
Ashraf(Arabic)- “noble, noblest”
Banafshe- "violet"
Bahar- "spring"
Bakhare- “the one who brings spring”, “spring flower”
Behnaz- “best for caresses”
Bat- “unique, special”
Vida- “found, obvious”
Ghazale- "gazelle"
Ghazal- "gazelle"
Gassedak- "Dandelion"
Gelare- "eyes"
Gisu- “curls”
Gita- Variety of song
Giti- “world, universe”
Goli- « Pink colour, rosy"
Golnaz- “sweet as a flower”
Golnar- “pomegranate flower”
Gonche- "bud"
Daria- "sea"
Delaram- “meek in heart”
Delbar- “bewitching, beloved, heartbreaker”
Dina- Dina; also "judge"
Donya- "world"
It's a pity- "dew"
Lived-
Zari- “embroidered silk”
Zahra(Arabic)- "courage"
Zeinab- “a tree with a pleasant aroma”
Ziba- "gorgeous"
Zohra- “planet Venus”
Yegans- “unique, one and only”
Yekta- “unique, one and only”
Katayun- The heroine of “Shahname”
Kiana- "nature"
Kimiya- "alchemy"
Koukab(Arabic)- “star, celestial body”
Incense- Variety of flower
Lale- "tulip"
Leila (Arabic)- “night”
Lily- "lilac"
Malihe(Arabic)- “beautiful, dear”
Mana- “likeness”, name of the goddess
Mandana- Name of an Iranian princess
Manizhe- The legendary heroine "Shahname"
Marjan- "coral"
Marzieh(Arabic)- “suitable, worthy”
Maryam- “tuberose”, Maria
Masume(Arabic)- “sinless, innocent”
Mahdokht- "daughter of the moon"
Mahin- "greatest"
Mahnaz- "glory of the moon"
Mahrokh- “moon-faced, beauty”
Mahsa- “like the Moon”
Mahtab- "Moonlight"
Mahshid- "Moonlight"
Mehrangiz- "the reason for God's love"
Mehri- “sun, loving, kind”
Mehrnaz- "glory of the Sun"
Mehrnoosh- “feeling of the Goddess”
Mine- “enamel”
Minu- "paradise"
Miter- Goddess of kindness
Mozhgan- "eyelashes"
Mozhde- "good news"
Mona- Name of the goddess
Monir(Arabic)- "shine"
Morvarid- “pearl”
Nagme- “melody, song”
Nazanin- "Darling"
Nazgol- "sweet flower"
Nazila- "Darling"
Narges- "narcissist"
Nasim(Arabic)- “pleasant breeze”
Nastaran- "rose hip"
Nahal- “young sprout”
Nahid- “star, planet Venus”
Negar- "Darling"
Negin- Gemstone in a frame (on a ring, other jewelry)
Neda- “voice, call”
Niayesh- "prayer"
Niki- “kindness, purity”
Nick- “good, beautiful”
Nilufar- “lotus, water lily”
Nushafarin- “creative joy”
Nushin- "sweet"
Newsha- "listener"
Parastu- "martin"
Parvaneh- "butterfly"
Parvin- Constellation name
Bet- "fairy"
Paria- “like a fairy”
Pegah- "dawn"
Pune- “mint”
Puran- "descendant"
Wound(Arabic)- “elegant, refined”
Raha- “free”
Roya(Arabic)- “dream, vision”
Roxana- “brightness”
Roshanak- "little light"
Sagar- "cup of wine"
Sadaf- “pearl”
Saye- "shadow"
Salume- Salome
Samira- "dark-skinned girl"
Sanaz- “full of grace”
Sanam(Arabic)- "deity"
Sarah- Sarah; "pure and perfect"
Sarvenaz- “tall, slender tree”
Sugar(Arabic)- "dawn"
Sepideh- "dawn"
Setare- "star"
Simin- “silver, made of silver”
Sogand- “oath, promise”
Soraya- Constellation name
Soheila(Arabic)- "star"
Sudabe- The heroine of “Shahname”
Suzan- “burning, flaming”
Susan- "lily of the valley"
Tara- "star"
Taran- "song"
Tahereh(Arabic)- “pure in soul”
Takhmine- The heroine of “Shahname”, Rostam’s wife
Tina- "clay"
Tuba(Arabic)- “perfect, best”; also the name of the tree of paradise
Faranak- The heroine of "Shahname", mother of Fereydun
Farangis- The heroine of “Shahname”
Farahnaz- "joy"
Farzane- “wise”
Fariba- “charming, attractive”
Faride- “special, precious”
Farnaz- “luxurious, flirtatious beauty”
Farkhonde- “happy, joyful”
Fatemeh(Arabic)- Name of the daughter of the Prophet Mohammad
Fereshte- "angel"
Firuze- “turquoise”
Forug- “brightness”
Foruzan- "shine"
Hale(Arabic)- "halo"
Hastie- "existence"
Hatere- "memory"
Hediye- "present"
Hengame- “a miracle, a pearl that everyone rejoices at”
Hoda(Arabic) -
Homa- “phoenix, fairy bird”
Khorshid- "Sun"
Shabnam- "dew"
Shagayeg(Arabic)- "poppy"
Shadi- "happiness"
Sharare- "spark"
Shahla- "dark-eyed woman"
Shahnaz- “beloved of the king”
Shahrzad- “born in the city”; Scheherazade from the Arabian Nights fairy tales.
Sheyda- “desiring love”
Shiva- “charming”
Width- “sweet, pleasant”
Shifte- “fascinated, captivated”
Shokufe- “bud, flower”
Shokukh- “luxury, splendor”
Shohreh(Arabic)- “famous”
Elahe(Arabic)- "goddess"
Elnaz-
Elham(Arabic)- “inspiration, revelation”
Yalda- The name of the longest night of the year
Yasamin- "jasmine"
Male names
Abbas(Arabic)- “frowning, stern in appearance”, another meaning: “lion”
Abtin- Hero of "Shahname"
Akbar (Arabic)- "big"
Ali (Arabic)- "high"; also son-in-law of the prophet Muhammad
Amjad (Arabic)- “the most perfect, glorious”
Amine (Arabic)- "honest"
Amir (Arabic)- “king, emir”
Anush- "eternal"
Anushirvan- Name of a Persian king from the Sassanid dynasty
Arash- Hero of Persian folklore
Ardalan- Name of Iranian Kurdish dynasty
Ardeshir- Famous king from the Sassanid dynasty
Arzhang- Hero of "Shahname"
Arman- “ideal, hope, aspiration”
Armin- Hero of "Shahname"
Aref(Arabic)- "wise"
Arshya- "throne"
Assad(Arabic)- "a lion"
Asgar(Arabic)- "small"
Afshin- Commander of the Iranian army in ancient times
Ahmad(Arabic)- "most worthy of praise"
Ashkan- Founder of the dynasty of Iranian kings
Barbad- Famous musician s at the court of Khosrow Parviz
Bachman- Name of the 11th month of the Iranian calendar
Bahram- Hero of "Shahname"
Behzad- “born great, the best of those born”
Behnam- “respected, venerable, of good reputation”
Behrang- “best color”
Behrouz- “lucky, fortunate”
Bijan- Hero of "Shahname"
Borzu- "high"; hero of "Shahname"
Wafa(Arabic)- "loyalty"
Gobad- Hero of "Shahname"
Daryush- Name of the Persian king (Russian version: Darius)
Javad(Arabic)- “generous, magnanimous”
Javid- "eternal"
Jalal(Arabic)- "greatness"
Jalil(Arabic)- "great"
Jamshid- Hero of "Shahname"
Jafar(Arabic)- "river"
Jahangir- “conqueror of the world” (Russian equivalent: Vladimir)
Zartosht- Zoroaster
Iraj- Hero of "Shahname"
Cave
Kazem (Arabic)- “one who tames his anger”
Kamal- "perfection"
Cambyses- “lucky”
Kamran- “success, luck”
Kamyar- “success, luck”
Karim(Arabic)- "generous"
Kasra- Hero of "Shahname"
Keyvan- “world, universe”
Kiyumars- Hero of "Shahname"
Kiyanush- Hero of "Shahname"
Kurosh- Tsar from the Achaemenid dynasty (Russian version: Cyrus)
Majid(Arabic)- “great, noble”
Mani- Artist who later claimed to be a prophet
Mansur(Arabic)- "protected by God"
Manuchehr- Hero of "Shahname"
Masoud(Arabic)- “lucky, prosperous, happy”
Mahmoud(Arabic)- “praised”
Mahyar- Hero of "Shahname"
Mehdi/Mahdi (Arabic)- “slave”; name of the 12th (hidden) Imam among Shia Muslims
Mehran- One of the royal families from the Sassanid dynasty
Mehrdad- "God's gift"
Milad- “birth, Christmas”
Mojtaba(Arabic)- “chosen one”
Morad(Arabic)- "wish"
Morteza(Arabic)- “chosen one”
Mohammad(Arabic)- “highly revered”; also the name of the Prophet of Islam
Mohsen(Arabic)- “one who does good”
Mostafa(Arabic)- “chosen one”
By the look- “promise, good news”
Nader(Arabic)- “rarity”
Nasser(Arabic)- "helper, friend"
Omid- "hope"
Payam- “letter, news”
Parviz- Hero of "Shahname"
Parsa- “pure in heart, pious”
Parham- Abraham
Pejman- "broken-hearted"
Peyman- "Promise"
Puya- “lively, cheerful”
Pulad- “iron”, the name of a mythical hero
Ramtin- Famous musician of the Sassanid dynasty
Reza(Arabic)- “will, consent, permission”
Rostam- One of the main characters of “Shahname”
Ruzbe- “lucky”
Sadegh(Arabic)- “sincere”
Myself- “high rank, royal position”
Sasan- Founder of the Sassanid dynasty
Sattar(Arabic)- “covering (sins)”, one of the names of God
Sepekhr- "heaven"
Sirus- King Cyrus the Great
Siyavash- Hero of "Shahname"
Siyamak- "man with black hair"
Sorush- “messenger angel”
Soheil(Arabic)- "star"
Sohrab- Hero of "Shahname"
Tahmasb- Hero of "Shahname"
Takhmures- Name of the Persian king
Turaj- Hero of "Shahname"
Faraz- “above, above, above, on top”
Faramarz- Hero of "Shahname"
Farbod- “right, traditional”
Farid- “single, unique”
Farzad- “natural splendor, beauty”
Fariborz- Hero of "Shahname"
Farhad- Hero of "Shahname"
Farhang- "noble origin"
Farshad- "happy"
Farshid- "happiness"
Fereydoun- Hero of "Shahname"
Firuz- “victorious”
Foruhar- “essence, meaning”
Khabib(Arabic)- "Friend"
Khadi(Arabic)- “guide, leader, commander”
Hamed(Arabic)- “one who praises”
Hamid(Arabic)- “worthy of praise”
Hasan(Arabic)- "good"
Hafez(Arabic)- "defender"
Khashayar- Name of a Persian king from the Achaemenid dynasty
Haydar(Arabic)- "a lion"
Hesam(Arabic)- "sharp sword"
Homayoun- “royal, happy”
Hormoz- Hero of "Shahname"
Khosro- The last mighty king at the head of the Sasanian Empire
Hossein(Arabic)- "good"
Human- “someone distinguished by good behavior”
Khutan- “someone distinguished by a strong and slender body”
Hushang- Hero of "Shahname"
Shayan- “worthy”
Shahab- “shooting star, meteor”
Shahin- "falcon"
Shahpur- "royal son"
Shahram- “King Ram”
Shahruz- “lucky”
Shahrokh- “royal face”
Shahrdad- "God's gift"
Shahryar- “king, king”
Ebrahim(Arabic)- Abraham
Emad(Arabic)- "confidence"
Esmail(Arabic)- Ishmael (son of Abraham)
Esfandiyar- Hero of "Shahname"
Ehsan(Arabic)- “good”
Younes(Arabic)- And she
Yusef(Arabic)- Joseph
Yakub(Arabic)- Jacob, Jacob
Yahya(Arabic)- John
