Meaning, origin and history of the place name Tehran

Type Settlement

Scripts تهران(Persian)

Pronounced Pron. /t̪ʰeh.ˈɾɒn/(Persian) /tɛ.ˈɹæn/(English) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Persian تهران (Tehrān), meaning unknown. This is the name of the capital city of Iran.

Other Languages & CulturesTahran(Arabic) Teheran(Croatian) Teheran(Danish) Teheran(Dutch) Teheran(Finnish) Téhéran(French) Teheran(German) Teheran(Italian) Teheran(Norwegian) Teheran(Polish) Teheran(Romanian) Teheran(Serbian) Teheran(Swedish) Tahran(Turkish)

Surname DescendantTehrani(Persian)

User SubmissionTëhran