Yazdani (surname)
Yazdani (Persian: یزدانی) derived from the ancient Persian word Yazdan, meaning deity.[1] Thus Yazdani means belonging to the deity. People with this surname are mainly from the city of Yazd, Yazd province, central Iran.[citation needed] However, this surname can be found amongst the people from other parts of Iran such as Kerman, Tabriz, Shiraz, and Taleghan.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Bobby Yazdani (born 1963), Iranian-American entrepreneur and investor
- Dariush Yazdani (born 1977), Iranian footballer
- Golam Yazdani (1917–2009), Bengali politician in India
- Ghulam Yazdani (1885–1962), Bengali historian and archaeologist in India
- Haji Kazim Yazdani, Afghani historical researcher
- Hassan Yazdani (born 1994), Iranian wrestler
- Kausar Yazdani (1935–2011), Indian Islamic scholar
- Raushan Yazdani (1918-1967), Bengali poet and researcher
- Rawshan Yazdani Bhuiyan (died 1981), Bangladeshi freedom fighter
- Reza Yazdani (born 1984), Iranian wrestler
- Reza Yazdani (singer) (born 1973), Iranian singer
- Sattar Yazdani (born 1949), Iranian singer
- Siavash Yazdani (born 1992), Iranian association footballer
- Keavan Yazdani (born 1993), Iranian-Filipino Canadian visual artist.
References
[edit]- ^ Anna Szombierska (2016). "Surnames and National Identity in Turkey and Iran". Pisma Humanistyczne. XIV: 183. ISSN 1506-9567.