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Firdaus

Meaning — From the Persian "firdaws" meaning paradise or garden of paradise, derived from Old Iranian or possibly Avestan roots — the word passed into Arabic and then into the English word "paradise" via Greek "paradeisos". Firdausi (Abu'l-Qasim Ferdowsi) was the great 10th–11th century Persian epic poet who composed the Shahnameh, spending thirty years on his masterwork.·Persian origin·Male·fir-DOWS

Firdaus Firdaus evokes the grandeur of a mind that conceives of the world as paradise waiting to be recovered — a name for poets, dreamers, and visionaries who devote their life's work to the creation of something magnificent and enduring. Characters named Firdaus are often brilliant and driven, but their greatness comes at a cost of ordinary human pleasures.

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Historical FictionFantasyLiterary FictionMythology

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FirdausFerdowsFirdosi

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Firdaus ShiraziFirdaus TehraniFirdaus EsfahaniFirdaus HosseiniFirdaus RashidianFirdaus Moradi

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