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.
Sources
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Entry reviewed: 2026-10-27
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