Peyman (; also
transliterated
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as Paymon, Peiman, Paymaan or Payman, ) is a
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
and
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish language
** Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji)
**Central Kurdish (Sorani)
**Southern Kurdish
** Laki Kurdish
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern ...
name which is used as a given name and a surname. In
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
, Peyman means a formal agreement or promise and is also used to reference the Covenant in the Bible between God and the Jewish people. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Peyman
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Peyman Abadi (1972–2009), Iranian stuntman and actor
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Peyman Babaei (born 1994), Iranian footballer
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Peyman Esmaeili (born 1977), Iranian writer, critic and journalist
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Peyman Faratin (born 1965), Iranian computer scientist
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Peyman Fattahi (born 1973), Iranian reformist
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Peyman Ghane (born 1988), Iranian scene designer
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Peyman Ghasem Khani
Peyman Qasemkhani (, born January 20, 1967) is an Iranian film screenwriter, director and actor.
Early life
He was born on 20 January 1967. He graduated from Ahvaz University in 1985.
Personal life
He was married to Bahareh Rahnama in 1992. T ...
(born 1967), Iranian screenwriter
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Peyman Givi, Persian-American rocket scientist and engineer
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Peyman Hooshmandzadeh (born 1969), Iranian photographer
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Peyman Hosseini (born 1984), Iranian beach soccer player
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Peyman Keshavarzi (born 1995), Iranian footballer
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Peyman Milanfar, American computer scientist
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Peyman Miri (born 1992), Iranian footballer
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Peyman Nasiri (born 1980), Iranian Paralympic athlete
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Peyman Qasemkhani (born 1967), Iranian filmmaker and actor
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Peyman Ranjbari (born 1992), Iranian footballer
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Peyman Salmani (born 1994), Iranian footballer
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Peyman Shirzadi (born 1988), Iranian footballer
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Peyman Soltani (born 1971), Iranian musician
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Peyman Talebi (born 1987), Iranian singer and TV host
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Peyman Yazdanian
Peyman Yazdanian (, born in 1968) is an Iranian peoples, Iranian pianist and music composer. He has written over forty pieces for solo piano and has composed for both national and foreign feature films. He wrote original soundtracks for plays and ...
(born 1968), Iranian pianist and music composer
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Peyman Yousefi (born 1970), Iranian football commentator, television presenter and producer
Payman
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Payman Maadi (born 1970), Iranian actor
Peiman
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Peiman Biabani (born 1996), Iranian wrestler
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Peiman Maheripour (born 1988), Iranian strongman and powerlifter
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Peiman Simani (born 1992), Finnish football referee
Peymane
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Peymané Adab, British physician
Surname
Peyman
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David Peyman, American attorney and government official
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Gholam A. Peyman (born 1937), American ophthalmologist
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Habibollah Peyman (born 1935), Iranian politician
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Viyan Peyman (died 2015), Kurdish singer and fighter
Payman
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Fatima Payman (born 1995), Afghan-born Australian politician
See also
* ''
Payman'', monthly political magazine by
Ahmad Kasravi
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Hasht Peyman, village in Iran
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Pejman, another spelling of the name
* Paymon (demonology), a name for the Goetic King known as
Paimon in some grimoires, particularly in some grimoires where he is listed as one of the four kings of the cardinal directions.
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Persian masculine given names
Masculine given names