February 22, 2008
Cars with Persian names
Nissan Qashqai
Nissan has said the car is named after the Iranian Qashqai tribe.
Volkswagen Sharan
The name Sharan is derived from a Persian word "Shahran" meaning "Carrier of Kings".
Volkswagen Polo
Polo is the Persian word for pilau rice!
Volkswagen Touran
The name 'Touran' derives from the combination of 'Touring' and 'Sedan' but in Persian Touran is an old word to describe Iranian nomads from the north and the name of a legendary kingdom opposed to Iran in the Shahnameh Ferdowsi.
Mazda
The name of the company is derived from Persian Ahura Mazda, the transcendental god of Zoroastrianism. Mazda means "great wisdom" in the Iranian Avestan language.