Nariman (also spelled Narriman, Nareeman, Neriman, Nəriman) is a name of Persian origin ( fa, نریمان, link=no ). It has roots traced to the Persian epic, Shahnameh, written by

Ferdowsi Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi ( fa, ; 940 – 1019/1025 CE), also Firdawsi or Ferdowsi (), was a Persians, Persian poet and the author of ''Shahnameh'' ("Book of Kings"), which is one of the world's longest epic poetry, epic poems created by a sin ...

. The name can mean "faith and brightness". It can also mean "brave, hero", with roots in the

Avestan Avestan (), or historically Zend, is an umbrella term for two Old Iranian languages: Old Avestan (spoken in the 2nd millennium BCE) and Younger Avestan (spoken in the 1st millennium BCE). They are known only from their conjoined use as the scrip ...

word naire-manå ("brave, manly"). In other countries, like Iran, it is used interchangeably with Nauroz, the Persian festival. In Iran and Azerbaijan it is typically a male given name, whereas in Turkey and Pakistan it is commonly female.

People

Given name

Nariman Behravesh Nariman Behravesh is Chief Economist at the consulting firm IHS Markit, and author of ''Spin-Free Economics: A No-Nonsense, Nonpartisan Guide to Today's Global Economic Debates'' (McGraw Hill). Directing the economic forecasting process at IHS ...

(born 1948), American economist * Nariman Farvardin (born 1956), American engineer * Nariman Narimanov (1870–1925), Azerbaijani statesman, revolutionary, and writer *

Neriman Özsoy Neriman Özsoy (born 13 July 1988) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is and currently plays as an outside hitter in Japan for Denso Airybees. Career She played for Eczacıbaşı Zentiva, DYO Karşıyaka in Turkey and VC Uralochka in Russia ...

(born 1988), Turkish volleyball player * Narriman Sadek (1933–2005), the last Queen of Egypt *

Nariman Youssef Nariman Youssef is an Egyptian translator. She obtained a BSc in computer science from the American University in Cairo before moving to the UK for graduate studies. She has master's degrees from Birkbeck College and the University of Edinburgh, a ...

, Egyptian translator

Surname

* Nma Nariman, Iraqi Kurdish activist * Khurshed Nariman, Indian politician *

Mansour Nariman Iskandar Ibrahimi, better known by his stage name Mansour Nariman ( fa, منصور نریمان, 1935 in Mashhad − 14 July 2015 in Tehran) was an Iranian ''oud'' player, researcher and writer. See also * Music of Iran The music of Iran enco ...

(1935–2015), Iranian musician *

Fali Nariman Fali Sam Nariman (born 10 January 1929) is an Indian jurist. He is the senior advocate to the Supreme Court of India since 1971 and was the President of the Bar Association of India from 1991 to 2010. Nariman is an internationally recognised jur ...

(born 1929), Indian jurist

Mythical people

Nariman (father of Sām) Nariman ( fa, نریمان) is an ancient Persian name meaning "faith and brightness." He is the son of Gershasp, and father of Sām who himself is grandfather of Rostam the hero (Rostam's Father was Zal). Nariman in Shahnameh Nariman was rep ...

, Persian mythology

Fictional characters

Narreeman ''Flashman'' is a 1969 novel by George MacDonald Fraser. It is the first of the Flashman novels. Plot introduction Presented within the frame of the discovery of the supposedly historical Flashman Papers, this book chronicles the subsequent car ...

, character in ''Flashman'' * Nariman Hansotia, character in ''Squatter,'' a story in

Tales from Firozsha Baag ''Tales From Firozsha Baag'' is a collection of 11 short stories by Rohinton Mistry about the residents of Firozsha Baag, a Parsi-dominated apartment complex in Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995 ...

by Rohinton Mistry

Places

Nariman, Ardabil Nariman ( fa, نريمان, also Romanized as Narīmān) is a village in Angut-e Sharqi Rural District, Anguti District, Germi County, Ardabil Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, ...

, Iran *

Nariman, Lorestan Nariman ( fa, نريمان, also Romanized as Narīmān) is a tiny village in Zaz-e Gharbi Rural District, Zaz va Mahru District, Aligudarz County, Lorestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also ...

, Iran *

Nariman, Zanjan Nariman Qeshlaq ( fa, نريمان قشلاق, also Romanized as Narīmān Qeshlāq; also known as Nareiman Gheshlagh, Nāremān Qishlāq, Narīmān, and Narīmān Qeshlāqī) is a village in Shivanat Rural District, Afshar District, Khodabandeh C ...

, Iran *

Nariman, Kyrgyzstan Nariman is a village in Kara-Suu District of Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, ...

Nariman, Republic of Dagestan Nariman (russian: Нариман; nog, Махмут, ''Maxmut'') is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Koktyubinsky Selsoviet, Nogaysky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federat ...

, Russia * Nariman Point, Mumbai, India * Narimanovo Airport, Astrakhan, Russia * Nərimanov raion, Baku, Azerbaijan *

Nərimanov Nərimanov (formerly Abbasbeyli) is a village and municipality in the Saatly Rayon of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a tran ...

, Azerbaijan

Other uses

* ''Nariman'' (film), a 2001 Indian Malayalam action/investigative thriller