Aban
Iranian · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Aban
The name 'Aban' means "clear" or "manifest" in Persian, derived from the Avestan root *āp-* meaning "water." It is used in Persian and Zoroastrian cultures, notably as the name of the tenth month and the eleventh day in the Zoroastrian calendar, associated with the yazata (divine entity) of waters.
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Etymology
The name 'Aban' means "clear" or "manifest" in Persian, derived from the Avestan root *āp-* meaning "water." It is used in Persian and Zoroastrian cultures, notably as the name of the tenth month and the eleventh day in the Zoroastrian calendar, associated with the yazata (divine entity) of waters.
Aban currently ranks #12,362 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2015.
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