Viyan
ڤیان
Built on the Kurmanji Kurdish word for wanting or wishing, so the name reads as "desire" or "wish".
Meaning and origin
Viyan belongs to a wave of Kurdish names built directly from everyday Kurdish words rather than borrowed from Arabic or Persian, a trend that grew alongside a broader push to keep the Kurdish language visible in family…
How to pronounce Viyan
| English (US) | vee-YAHN /viːˈjɑːn/ |
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