Balochi names(Balochi:بلوچی ناماں) are used by the Baloch people. Among the Baloch, names are a symbol of honor and pride, providing a sense of belonging to the past.[1] [2]
Many Balochi names came from from the characters of Balochi epics and stories.[3]
Given names
editMany Baloch personal names are associated with nature, days or months of birth, and colors.[4] Many Balochi names originate from the Balochi literature , Romantic ballads or Heroic or epic ballads.[5][1][6] Baloch naming conventions, a mixture of Islamic and pre-Islamic traditions.[2]
There are several categories of names used for men such as colours, birds, trees, medicines or medicinal herbs and flowers or smelling substances. A few examples are shahdost, mazar, shahin, sabzal, kambar, izgind, Tahlag.[1][7]
women’s names may derive from pre-Islamic folk traditions such as Parizad and Mahpari, both derived from pari, meaning “fairy.”[1][8]
Males
editBelow is a list of assorted Balochi male given names.[9][10][7][1]
| Name | Transliteration | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| آدو | Ado | god wind |
| آدینگ | Ading | friday |
| اشکام | Ashkam | sober |
| اشکش | Askas | (character from Shahnama) |
| اگرب | Agrab | Scorpion |
| اگرینچ | Agrinch | The name of a plant |
| امبارک | Ambarak | equality |
| امبشک | Ambashk | pal |
| امل | Aml | Handsome |
| اترار | Atrar | without sadness |
| اترار | Atrar | without sadness |
| بالاچ | Balach | Honor |
| باهوت | Bahut | Refugee |
| بهارشاه | Baharshah | |
| بهارهان | Baharahan | |
| بازیار | Bazyar | (Strong Friend]]) |
| بیان در | Bayandor | eloquent |
| بیبرگ | Bibarg | unpretending |
| پلنگ | palang | leopard |
| پکیر | Pakir | |
| پسُند | Pasnod | desired |
| تکو | Tako | |
| رستم | Rustam | (see Rostam and Sohrab) |
| جیهند | Jehand | guess, size |
| دل وش | Delvash | happy heart |
| دوستین | Dustin | loyal |
| دُرهان | Dorhan | beautiful king |
| دُرگوش | Dorgosh | |
| دلگوش | Delgosh | |
| دادخدا | Dadkhoda | |
| دودا | Duda | A Baloch myth in Balochi legends |
| درّا | Dorra | |
| رگام | Regam | |
| رودین | Rudin | |
| سهراب | Sohrab | (see Rostam and Sohrab) |
| شه دوست | Shah dost | love the king |
| شهسوار | Shahsavar | A brave and skilled horse rider |
| شاهو | Shaho | The one who is great and glorious like a king |
| شه دُرّ | Shah dor | |
| شه مراد | Shah morad | |
| شه میر | Shah mir | |
| شهنواز | shahnavaz | |
| گوهرام | gwahrām | (see Mir Gwahram_Khan Lashari) |
| میران | Miran | kingly |
| مُرید | Morid | disciple |
| مَیاَر | Meyar | shelter someone |
| مزار | Mazar | Tiger |
| وژدل | ||
| هوبیار | ||
| هُزروشاه | ||
| همبل | ||
| همّل | ||
| مزار | Mazar | Tiger |
| مزار | Mazar | Tiger |
| مزار | Mazar | Tiger |
Females
editBelow is a list of assorted Balochi famale given names.[11][12][7][1]
| Name | Transliteration | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| آهوگ | ||
| آشو | ||
| آسکو | ||
| بانل | ||
| بی بی، مهر | ||
| ازگند | ||
| پَوران | ||
| پترونک | ||
| پورچینک | ||
| حوران | ||
| دُرّس | ||
| درناز | ||
| دلوناز | ||
| دورین | ||
| روز بی بی | ||
| روزان | ||
| روزَل | ||
| روژناک | ||
| زرملک | ||
| سنّاز | ||
| سدو | ||
| سازین | ||
| شِمشُک | ||
| شاری | ||
| شه بی بی | ||
| شرَپ نا | ||
| صدگنج | ||
| غمناز | ||
| کپوت | ||
| کلپورک | ||
| گراناز | ||
| گل بانو | ||
| گل دِرّ | ||
| گوهرناز | ||
| گیشو | ||
| لالین | ||
| مِهلَب | ||
| ماهَل | ||
| ماهو | ||
| مه بی بی | ||
| مه پری | ||
| مه گنج | ||
| مهر بی بی | ||
| هانی | ||
| هوری | ||
| هیران |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Language Contact in Balochistan and Its Impact on Balochi Personal Names". Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ a b Spooner, Brian (1967). "Notes on the Baluchī Spoken in Persian Baluchistan". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 5: 51–71. doi:10.2307/4299588. JSTOR 4299588.
- ^ Mansel, Longworth Dames (2022). A Text Book of the Balochi Language. Creative Media Partners, LLC. ISBN 9781016092722.
- ^ "Society and Culture of Balochistan, Pakistan".
- ^ "A Sketch Of The Northern Balochi Language Containing A Grammar Vocabulary". 1881.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Baloch and their Neighbours, Ethnic and Linguistic Contact in Balochistan in Historical and Modern Time. Cambridge University. 2022. ISBN 3-89500-366-2.
- ^ a b c "Balochi Nama". 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "South Asian folklore : an encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka". University of Wisconsin–Madison. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ Bakshan, A. D. 2009. Dictionary of Baluchi names(نام و نیم‌نام فرهنگ نام‌های بلوچی)(in persian). ISBN 9789649922850
- ^ Ahmad & Rahmat Shastuni. 2001. Balochi Names.
- ^ Bakshan, A. D. 2009. Dictionary of Baluchi names(نام و نیم‌نام فرهنگ نام‌های بلوچی)(in persian). ISBN 9789649922850
- ^ Ahmad & Rahmat Shastuni. 2001. Balochi Names.
