یلداMuslim girl names
Meaning
Birth, nativity; a winter-solstice cultural name
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Persian; Syriac-derived
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Persian names
Language and spelling
Yalda is used in Persian; Syriac-derived naming. Yalda is borrowed from a Syriac birth/nativity word. In Iranian tradition it names the long solstice night; this cultural use is not a Quranic personal-name reference.
Sources
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Entry reviewed: 2026-10-27
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