boy name · Source-indexed record
Babak
باباك
Babak is a Persian name for boys that means father, mentor, and in ancient Persia was used as an endearing term for fathers (similar to daddy in English).
- Arabic spelling
- باباك
- Pronunciation
- BAH-bahkAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- PersianSource-stated
- Gender
- boy
- First letter
- B
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Babak
Babak is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a male name. The source records its meaning as “Babak is a Persian name for boys that means father, mentor, and in ancient Persia was used as an endearing term for fathers (similar to daddy in English).”. Its origin label is stated directly in the source text. Its reader-friendly phonetic spelling is generated deterministically from the published transliteration and should be reviewed for names with complex or region-specific pronunciation.
Meaning and Arabic spelling are sourced from the Muslim Names Dataset or, where provided, the record-specific provenance URL. Origin labels are source-stated where available or transparently inferred from the published script or etymological signal. Phonetic respellings are generated reading guides, not native-speaker recordings. See Sources & methodology for data limitations.