Meaning, origin and history of the place name Tehran

Type Settlement

Scripts تهران(Persian)

Pronounced Pron. tehh-RAWN(Persian)

teh-RAN(English)

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Meaning & History

From Persian تهران (Tehran), 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)