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Pari

/PAH-ree/

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Meaning

Fairy

Linguistic Origin

Persian

Islamic Classification

Islamic historical figure

Regional Usage

South Asia

Global Spellings

Arabic باري
Urdu پاری
Persian پری
Bengali পরী
Pashto پاري

Alternate Spellings

Capturing elegance and depth, Pari stands out as a meaningful name for your daughter. The name holds the profound meaning of 'Fairy', reflecting qualities that parents often wish to bestow upon their child.

In Persian culture, names are more than labels; they are prayers. Pari is widely respected for its positive connotations. It is an excellent choice for a modern Muslim family honoring tradition.

Pari is the Persian word for "fairy" or a beautiful, otherworldly being, rooted in ancient Persian mythology and popularised through classical Persian literature such as the Shahnameh.

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Etymology

From Persian pari, 'fairy' - a supernatural being in Persian folklore, distinct from Islamic accounts of jinn.

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

Widely used across Persian-, Urdu-, and Hindi-speaking Muslim communities.