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Bostan

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Meaning

Garden

Linguistic Origin

Persian

Islamic Classification

Islamic historical figure

Regional Usage

Iran

Global Spellings

Arabic بستان
Urdu بوستان
Persian بستان
Bengali বোস্তান
Pashto بوستان
With its Persian roots, Bostan is a unique unisex choice carrying profound meaning. The name holds the profound meaning of 'Garden', reflecting qualities that parents often wish to bestow upon their child.

Pronounced as Bostan, it has a rhythmic flow that makes it memorable and distinct. It is an excellent choice for a modern Muslim family honoring tradition.

Bostan is a Persian word meaning "garden," the title of a celebrated 13th-century work by the poet Saadi Shirazi.

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Etymology

From the Persian بوستان (bostan), 'garden, orchard' - also the title of the celebrated didactic poem by Saadi of Shiraz.

Notable Historical Usage

From the tenth century Persian became the literary and courtly language of the eastern Islamic world, carried by the Samanid, Ghaznavid, Seljuk, Timurid and Mughal courts and used in administration as far as Bengal. Its vocabulary of light, garden and heart supplied given names across that whole reach, alongside the Arabic religious stock, and still does.

Cultural / Regional Usage

Used across Persian-influenced Muslim communities.