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Bijan Boy Name Meaning, Origin & Spelling

Bijan · Boy · Bijan, a hero in the Shahnameh tradition · Persian literary name

بیژنMuslim boy names

Meaning

Bijan, a hero in the Shahnameh tradition

Historical association; not a literal meaning

Origin / language
Persian literary name
Name type
Single given name
Category
Persian names

Language and spelling

Bijan is remembered through the Bijan and Manijeh story in the Persian Shahnameh. Bizhan represents the Persian ژ sound more explicitly; this is a literary name identification rather than a claim that the word literally means lonely place.

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Entry reviewed: 2026-10-27

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