The baby name Pouran-Dokht is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced POOR-ahn-dokht /puːrɑːnˈdoxt/.
Pouran-Dokht is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Pouran-Dokht is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced POOR-ahn-dokht /puːrɑːnˈdoxt/.
Pouran-Dokht is Persian in Origin.
Pouran-Dokht is a Persian compound feminine name from Middle Persian Purān-dukht (پوراندخت), built on dokht ‘daughter’ and Purān/Pōrān, from the Iranian root pouru- ‘many, full, plentiful’. It thus reads ‘daughter of Puran’ or, idiomatically, ‘woman of plenitude’ - one of a family of Sasanian-style names where -dokht marks noble lineage (compare Mehrdokht, Shahrdokht). The short form Pouran stands independently in modern Persian.
The name is historically notable through Queen Pourandokht (also styled Boran/Buran), who briefly ruled the Sasanian Empire c. 629–631 CE and was praised in chronicles for restoring justice, remitting taxes, and seeking peace with Byzantium; her coins bear the Middle Persian legend for Boran. Variants and spellings include Purandokht, Pourandokht, Puran-Dukht, Purān-dukht, and the Arabicized Borān/Burān. Usage today is uncommon but enjoys periodic revivals in Iran and the diaspora among families honoring pre-Islamic heritage.
We can't find Pouran-Dokht in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.
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