Save Type Country Usage Persian Scripts لهستان(Persian) Pronounced Pron. /læ.hes.ˈtɒːn/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Persian له (Lah) referring to the Lechites, a group of West Slavic tribes who are the ancestors of modern-day Poles, combined with the suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". This is the modern Persian name for Poland.