Irani as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Irani

What is the meaning of the name Irani ?

The baby name Irani is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ih-RAH-nee (IPA: /ɪˈrɑːni/).

Irani is Persian in Origin.

Irani is a unisex given name and surname of Persian origin. In Persian, ایرانی (Irāni) means “Iranian” or “from Iran”; Iran derives from Middle Persian Ērān, ultimately from the Indo‑Iranian root *arya-, “noble/Aryan.” As a given name it often signals heritage or cultural pride.

The name has long served as a community surname among Zoroastrian Parsis and Irani migrants in South Asia, and later across the Iranian diaspora. As a first name, Irani appears in modern use in India and the Gulf, and occasionally in Latin America, sometimes inspired by the country name. Variant spellings include Irānī (with diacritics) and Iraani; related forms are Iran (Persian) and Irán (Spanish). Common short forms are Ira and Ani. It skews feminine in South Asia but remains broadly unisex. Given‑name use expanded in the late 20th century.