Pourandokht: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Pourandokht – Meaning: daughter of abundance – Origin: Middle Persian – Gender: Girl


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.

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.

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