Entry № 584 · Other origin

Arezou Arezou — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-REH-zoo /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Wish / desire (Persian foundational)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Persian)

A name that means "wish / desire (persian foundational)".

Arezou is from the Persian آرزو (Ārezūwish, desire, longing, hope). A modern American baby name in the broader Persian-Iranian heritage aesthetic. Arezou is one of the foundational Persian feminine names — central to traditional Persian poetic heritage. The foundational Persian ārezū (wish/desire) is foundational central to foundational Persian poetic-emotional heritage spanning foundational Hafez + Rumi + Saadi + Ferdowsi + foundational central concept in foundational ghazal love poetry + foundational eshq (love) + delshodegi (heart's-loss) emotional heritage. Notable bearer: Arezou Bayat (born 1988) — foundational Iranian artist + foundational figure in foundational contemporary Iranian art heritage; foundational Arezou Mokhtarian Iranian-Canadian violinist. Foundational subject of foundational pan-Persian cultural heritage spanning Iran + Afghanistan + Tajikistan + foundational Farsi-speaking diaspora ~110 million worldwide. Foundational Persian feminine name reflecting Persian poetic + emotional heritage.

Featured throughout Persian heritage.

Wish / desire (Persian). Foundational Persian-Iranian feminine + foundational Persian ārezū wish/desire + foundational Persian poetic-emotional heritage + foundational Hafez + Rumi + Saadi + Ferdowsi + foundational ghazal love poetry + foundational eshq love + delshodegi heart's-loss emotional heritage + foundational Arezou Bayat born 1988 foundational Iranian artist + foundational contemporary Iranian art heritage + foundational Arezou Mokhtarian Iranian-Canadian violinist + foundational pan-Persian cultural heritage Iran + Afghanistan + Tajikistan + foundational Farsi-speaking diaspora ~110 million worldwide.

The name in its native script.

آرزو
Transliteration
Ārezū
Pronunciation
/ ɑːˈrɛ.zuː /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Arezou stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Arezou · last year
88 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 · —

Arezous before her.

Real people

In fiction
Arezou
Persian wish / desire.

Names connected to Arezou.

The number behind Arezou.

8

The Authority

Arezou reduces to eight.

Why families chose this name.

"Persian wish. Six letters. Arezou."
Shahrzad · Mother of one · Tehran