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Across the world, Persia (Pasha
, Persia
, Peirs
) is a common gender-neutral given name. The first name Persia is characteristic of Georgia, where it is quite a common dominantly girly, but seldom boy's name, Iraq, where it is quite a rare largely male, but uncommonly feminine name, and Moldova, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Indonesia, Iraq, and Georgia. More frequently, Persia is the last name as well as the forename.
Persia is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Pasha | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Bangladesh, Indonesia |
| Persia | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia |
| Peirs | Belgium, Canada, France, United States, Germany |
| Perzia | Philippines, Brazil, Italy, United States, Argentina |
Persia is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pasha Seid , the operatic character in the opera Il corsaro by Giuseppe Verdi and Pasha Antipov , the musical character in the musical Doctor Zhivago by Lucy Simon.