title: Farzaneh
text: # Farzaneh
  
  Farzaneh (Persian: فرزانه, Farzāneh, meaning wise, intelligent, or highly knowledgeable), also transliterated as Farzana, Farzona or Farzane, is a Persian given name for girls common in Iran, South Asia, and Central Asia. The masculine equivalent is Farzan.
  
  Notable people with these names include:
  
  ## As a given name
  
  * Farzona, Tajik poet and writer
  * Farzaneh Aghaeipour, Iranian playwright
  * Farzana Bari, Pakistani feminist, human rights activist and academic
  * Farzana Doctor, Canadian novelist and social worker
  * Farzaneh Fasihi, Iranian athlete
  * Farzana Hassan, Pakistani-Canadian author, speaker, and human rights activist
  * Farzana Hoque, Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh national women's cricket team
  * Farzana Praveen, Pakistani woman murdered in 2014
  * Farzaneh Kaboli, Iranian dancer
  * Farzana Raja, Pakistani politician
  * Farzaneh Ta'idi, Iranian actress
  
  ## As a surname
  
  * Paria Farzaneh, English-Iranian fashion designer
  * Sharlin Farzana, Bangladeshi model and actress
  