At a Glance
- Meaning
- Daughter of abundance
- Origin
- Middle Persian
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- poo-rahn-DOHKT
Pourandokht is a Middle Persian girl's name meaning “daughter of abundance”. It appears in our list of 175+ Persian Baby Girl Names That Are Poetic and Rare.
Meaning & Origin of Pourandokht
Meaning: Daughter of abundance.
Origin: Middle Persian.
A common claim: Pourandokht means 'daughter of the heir' or 'queenly.' Actually: The 'daughter' part is right, but 'queenly' and 'heir' are embellishments rather than a literal translation — the first part more likely relates to fullness or abundance.
How to Pronounce Pourandokht
poo-rahn-DOHKTIPA /puːɾɒːnˈdoxt/
Popularity of Pourandokht
Pourandokht doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Pourandokht
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