Girl · Persian (Urdu usage) · Muslim
Darakhshan
درخشاںSay it da-rakh-SHAAN
- Meaning today
- Shining, bright, radiant
- Original meaning
- "shining, flashing" Steingass, p. 510
- Say it
- da-rakh-SHAAN
- Written
- درخشاں
- Other spellings
- Darakshan, Darkhshan, Derakhshan
Darakhshan
Stays on your phone. A family name is never required.
Darakhshan meaning
Darakhshan (درخشاں) is a Muslim girl's name of Persian origin (Urdu usage).
Shining, flashing
Also used to mean: bright, radiant
Darakhshan (درخشاں) is the Persian darakhshān, "shining", from the verb darakhshīdan, "to shine, to flash". Steingass's Persian dictionary gives it as shining or flashing, and the related darakhshānīdan as to make something gleam or glitter. In Urdu darakhshāṅ is a literary word for anything bright, such as a shining future or a gleaming star. Name lists give Darakhshan as "shining", "bright" or "radiant", which matches the dictionary. The name is used by Muslim families in north India, Kashmir and Pakistan.
Source: Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892), p. 510 · entry duruḵẖshān, darakhshān (درخشان) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Steingass, duruḵẖshān, p. 510
Spellings
Darakhshan · Darakshan · Darkhshan · Derakhshan