The baby name Phiroza is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced FEE-roh-zah (IPA: /fiːˈroʊzə/).
Phiroza is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Phiroza is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced FEE-roh-zah (IPA: /fiːˈroʊzə/).
Phiroza is Persian in Origin.
Phiroza is a Persian-derived feminine name, widely used among Parsis in South Asia. It stems from Persian Firoozeh/Firuzeh, meaning turquoise, the vivid blue gemstone valued in Iranian and Central Asian cultures as a bringer of luck and a protective talisman. In South Asian spellings, ph often represents the same sound as f, so Phiroza is pronounced like Firoza.
A secondary association comes from Persian Pirouz/Firuz, meaning victorious, a historic royal and devotional name that has shaped related South Asian forms and the masculine counterpart Phiroze/Feroz. Variants include Feroza, Firoza, Firuza, Firoozeh/Firouzeh (Iran), and Firuze (Turkish, Azerbaijani), with cognates across Central Asia. The name appears in Indo-Persian and Urdu contexts and remains familiar in Parsi families; a modern literary bearer is Feroza in Bapsi Sidhwa's fiction. Phiroza thus carries blended overtones of brilliance, serenity, good fortune, and triumph.
Phiroza is a genuine rarity. We hold just 7 recorded uses of it, from 4 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
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