Iraj is the youngest son of Fereydun in Persian legend, the prince who inherited Iran itself when his father divided the world among three heirs. The Shahnameh tells of his murder by jealous brothers, a wound that sets the whole national epic in motion. The name has that elegiac resonance without asking for it; two short syllables, ee-RAHJ, the final consonant a soft click. Used quietly across Iran and the diaspora, Iraj has never traveled widely into English, which preserves its origin color. A name carrying the weight of a founding story, worn lightly.
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Sibling name ideas
- Kamal
- Arash
- Imad
- Shapur
- Khosrow
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- Kamal
- Arash
- Imad
- Shapur
- Khosrow
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