Firdausi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Firdausi

What is the meaning of the name Firdausi ?

The baby name Firdausi is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /firˈdaʊsi/; respelling: 'feer-DAW-see' (Persian variant often pronounced 'fer-DOH-see').

Firdausi is Arabic, Persian in Origin.

Firdausi blends Arabic and Persian elements: from Arabic firdaws, the “highest garden of heaven” in the Qur’an, plus the Persian nisba suffix -i meaning “of” or “from.” The compound therefore means “of paradise” or “paradisiacal.” The Arabic term itself traces back to Old Iranian pairidaeza, “walled garden,” also the ancestor of the English word “paradise.”

Best known as the takhallus (pen name) of the Persian epic poet Abū al-Qāsim Ferdowsi of Tus (c. 940–1020), the author of the Shahnameh, the name gained literary prestige and spread throughout the Persianate world. Firdausi is used chiefly as a masculine given name, though it may be unisex in some regions, and also appears as a surname or honorific. Common variants include Ferdowsi (standard Persian), Firdawsi, Firdousi, and Firdausi; related given names are Firdaus/Firdaws and Ferdows, all carrying the “paradise” sense.