girl name · Source-indexed record
Zarafshan
زرافشا
Zarafshan is a Persian name for girls that means spreader of gold, spreader of good things. It is made up of the words Zar (gold) and afshan (spreader, distributor).
- Arabic spelling
- زرافشا
- Pronunciation
- zah-RAHF-shahnAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- PersianSource-stated
- Gender
- girl
- First letter
- Z
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Zarafshan
Zarafshan is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a female name. The source records its meaning as “Zarafshan is a Persian name for girls that means spreader of gold, spreader of good things. It is made up of the words Zar (gold) and afshan (spreader, distributor).”. 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.