Entry № 0221 · Persian origin

Apranik Apranik — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-prah-NIK /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Persian
Meaning
"Sasanian general (resisted the Arab conquest)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Persian)

A name that means "sasanian general (resisted the arab conquest)".

Apranik was the **7th-century Sasanian Persian general** — daughter of Piran, a Sasanian commander. **She led Persian troops against the Arab conquest** following the fall of Yazdegerd III (the last Sasanian Shah), refusing to convert to Islam and continuing guerrilla resistance in the mountains. **Symbol of female resistance in Iranian-Zoroastrian tradition.**

Featured in modern Persian-Zoroastrian literature.

Sasanian general. Led Persian resistance against the Arab conquest in the mountains.

The name in its native script.

آپرانیک
Transliteration
Āprānīk
Pronunciation
/ ɑːprəˈnɪk /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Apranik stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Apranik · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Apraniks before her.

Real people
Apranik
Sasanian general.
7th c.
In fiction
Apranik
Modern Iranian historical fiction.

Names connected to Apranik.

The number behind Apranik.

1

The Pioneer

Apranik reduces to one — the number of Sasanian resistance.

Why families chose this name.

"Sasanian resistance. Seven letters. Apranik."
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