Nazanin ( fa, نازنین, also
Romanized
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as "Nāzanīn"; ) and also spelt Nazenin, is a
Persian female given name in
Iran
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,
Azerbaijan
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,
Afghanistan
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and
Turkey
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. It means "sweetheart", "lovely", "darling", or "delightful". Notable people with the name include:
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Nazanin Afshin-Jam
Nazanin Afshin-Jam ( fa, نازنین افشین جم, ''Nāzanin Afŝin Jam'', born April 11, 1979) is an Iranian-Canadian human rights activist, author and public speaker. She is a former Miss World Canada. She is also president and co-founder ...
, Iranian-born Canadian human rights activist, singer/songwriter, Miss World Canada 2003
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Nazanin Aghakhani, Austrian-born orchestral conductor
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Nazenin Ansari, Iranian journalist
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Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, mechanical engineer in the U.S.
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Nazanin Boniadi, Iranian-born British actress and an official spokesperson for Amnesty International
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Nazanin Fatehi
Nazanin (Mahabad) Fatehi ( fa, نازنین فاتحی; born 1987) is an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death for stabbing a man who allegedly tried to rape her and her 15-year-old niece, events occurring when she herself was a 17-year-old ...
, Iranian woman sentenced to death for stabbing her attacker
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Nazanin Mandi
Nazanin Aliza Mandighomi Pimentel ( ; born September 11, 1986), known professionally as Nazanin Mandi, is an American actress, singer, model, and life coach.
Early life
Nazanin Mandi was born on September 11, 1986, in Valencia, California. Sh ...
, American model, actress, and singer
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Nazanin Nour, Iranian-American actress and writer
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe (; fa, نازنین زاغری ; born 26 December 1978) is an Iranian-British dual citizen who was detained in Iran from 3 April 2016 as part of a long running dispute between Britain and Iran. In early September 2016, ...
, 2016–2022 British-Iranian prisoner in Iran
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Persian feminine given names
Pakistani feminine given names
Feminine given names