Nazanin Explained
| Nazanin |
| Pronunciation: | nāh-zah-NEEN |
| Gender: | Female |
| Meaning: | Sweetheart, lovely |
| Region: | Iran (Persia) |
| Origin: | Persian |
| Related Names: | Nāz, Nāzli, Nāzi, Nāzdār |
Nazanin (Persian: نازنین, also Romanized as "Nāzanīn"; in Persian pronounced as /nɒːzæˈniːn]/) and also spelt Nazenin or Nazneen, is a Persian female given name in Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and Turkey. It means "sweetheart", "lovely", "darling", or "delightful". Notable people with the name include:
- Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Iranian-born Canadian human rights activist, singer/songwriter, Miss World Canada 2003
- Nazanin Aghakhani, Austrian-born orchestral conductor
- Nazenin Ansari, Iranian journalist
- Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, mechanical engineer in the U.S.
- Nazanin Boniadi, Iranian-born British actress and an official spokesperson for Amnesty International
- Nazanin Fatehi, Iranian woman sentenced to death for stabbing her attacker
- Nazanin Mandi, American model, actress, and singer
- Nazanin Nour, Iranian-American actress and writer
- Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 2016 - 2022 British-Iranian prisoner in Iran
