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Character Name

Golnaz

Meaning — From Persian "gol" (flower, rose) and "nāz" (coquetry, grace, pride, affectation), meaning "the grace of the flower" or "the coquetry of the rose". In Persian, "nāz" carries a positive connotation of the endearing affectation and playful coyness of a beloved — an untranslatable quality of graceful pride that makes someone irresistible.·Persian origin·Female·gol-NAZ

Golnaz Golnaz evokes the playful, graceful coquetry that Persian poetry associates with the beloved — a woman who is beautiful, well aware of it, and uses that awareness with a charm that never tips into cruelty. Characters named Golnaz tend to be vivacious and socially skilled, their beauty inseparable from their wit.

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