We named our son ‘Yazdan’ and the websites showed its an arabic name meaning kind, merciful. However, some of the people are of the opinion that it means god. I tried to do some research but couldn’t really find the origin of this name in arabic. My son is 3 years old and I don’t want to change the name but at the same time I am worried that this name may be inappropriate. Please help.
Ahmed

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on Thursday 10th of December 2015 02:10:07 PM

It is Zoroastrian name of GOD.&hhhhhhjjkkgrddblddsshjjjrgbjhrdgkutrddhmkyfcnuurfjoydfjotrgitrt hhhhh
on Friday 13th of May 2016 03:19:27 PM

i too wanted to know the correct meaning of ‘Yazdan’
on Wednesday 13th of December 2017 04:21:37 PM

Yazdan (or Yazdaan) meant “God” in Persian language (not in Arabic language). It is not a name of God, it just meant “God”. However, Persian-speaking Muslims usually do not use this word for God, they prefer words Allah (Arabic word meaning God) or Khoda (Persian word meaning Supreme Ruler / God), because they wanted to differentiate themselve from Zoroastrians. So the word Yazdan was an universal word for God in pre-Islamic Persia, but nowadays it used in reference to God mostly by Persian Zoroastrians (for them Ahura Mazda is Yazdan= God). So Yazdan was Persian word for God in ancient times, and it means God in Zoroastrian dialect of Persian language even today.
on Saturday 21st of July 2018 04:24:20 PM

Yazdan was a name for Ahura Mazda, the god of the fire worshipers.
on Sunday 16th of December 2018 08:35:23 PM

After my research, I found that a Persian tribe (done sources mention an Egyptian tribe) used to call their God by the name of Yazdan, depicting his kind and merciful nature. Clearly, this is a word of Persian origin. Later on, after the tribe accepted Islam, they continued calling their Allah by this name. Probably that’s why it was included as an Arabic name later on. In fact, this word comes in the 22nd chapter of Al-Quran as well.
on Saturday 29th of December 2018 12:33:53 PM

Persian GODS
Ahriman = God of Evil
Yazdan = God of Good
on Saturday 4th of May 2019 02:38:53 PM

My Nephiew is called Yazdan he is one mounth now please I now to do now it’s arabic name or it’s in Qur’een?
on Saturday 4th of May 2019 03:05:36 PM

My nephiew his name is Yazdan he is one year now please i want to kknow Yazdan is a turkish name or arabic name the meaning is kind and merciful however peaple askas alot of questions please help us.
on Wednesday 5th of June 2019 08:19:24 PM

To answer the question of the previous commenter. It’s not Arabic or Turkish. It’s a Persian word meaning “God”. Read the previous comments to get the answer to your question. It’s a name for boys in Iran. It’s also used in lots of surnames here (usually with some suffix).
on Sunday 30th of June 2019 12:55:07 PM

My son’s name is Yazdan, we took it from a Kurdish names booklet, in which ( according to the booklet) meant Abdel El Rahman ( Servant of the Merciful One) however it also means in Arabic: become more beautiful
on Monday 30th of August 2021 07:01:53 AM

Yazdan is an aramaicish n zoroasterian word not Arabic. It means God.
on Saturday 24th of June 2023 05:58:18 AM

It’s Persian / Iranian and usually very anti-islam/Arabic.

Since Muslims killed almost 5 million Zoroastrians just because of them not accepting Islam when it was forced on the Persians/Iranians.

So Yazdan is a name for what Muslims call fire worshippers. I would say they are enemies.
on Wednesday 26th of July 2023 10:31:18 PM

What is it with all these Muslim websites labelling all ancient Persian names as Muslim?
on Saturday 18th of November 2023 11:26:35 PM

My son name is also yazdaan and he is 5 years old
I dont have any other child, so people say that its because ofya daan name
on Wednesday 6th of December 2023 07:33:03 PM

My name is Yazdaan and I would smash your face in for insulting it @Ahmed… you halfwit.

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