Yasna
/Y-AE-S-N-AE/
Sacred worship, liturgy, from Avestan yasna, drawn from the verb yaz (to worship), cognate with Sanskrit yajna. Yasna is the central act of Zoroastrian devotion, the daily recited liturgy, so the name consecrates a child to holiness, prayer, and the sacred rite at the heart of the faith.
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Yasna is a Muslim unisex name of Persian origin, meaning “Sacred worship, liturgy, from Avestan yasna, drawn from the verb yaz (to worship), cognate with Sanskrit yajna. Yasna is the central act of Zoroastrian devotion, the daily recited liturgy, so the name consecrates a child to holiness, prayer, and the sacred rite at the heart of the faith.”. It also appears in Zoroastrian tradition.
Yasna is a unisex's name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families. The name means "Sacred worship, liturgy, from Avestan yasna, drawn from the verb yaz (to worship), cognate with Sanskrit yajna. Yasna is the central act of Zoroastrian devotion, the daily recited liturgy, so the name consecrates a child to holiness, prayer, and the sacred rite at the heart of the faith." and belongs to the Divine cluster — names rooted in sacred meaning and spiritual tradition.
Beyond its Muslim heritage, Yasna is also used in Zoroastrian traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.
Common among Other, Persian families, Yasna carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Yasna's roots in Arabic & Islamic tradition
Yasna carries meaning rooted in Arabic and the wider Islamic tradition (Persian) — “Sacred worship, liturgy, from Avestan yasna, drawn from the verb yaz (to worship), cognate with Sanskrit yajna. Yasna is the central act of Zoroastrian devotion, the daily recited liturgy, so the name consecrates a child to holiness, prayer, and the sacred rite at the heart of the faith.”. Many Muslim families weigh a name's root meaning and the values it carries.
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See Yasna's full reading →What does Yasna's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Yasna resonates in either tradition.
Yasna's destiny number is 6 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Yasna's full reading →
Does Yasna go with your family's names?
Yasna breaks into 5 sounds: /Y-AE-S-N-AE/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Yasna sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Yasna beside your family's names →
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Common questions about Yasna
What does the name Yasna mean?
Yasna means "Sacred worship, liturgy, from Avestan yasna, drawn from the verb yaz (to worship), cognate with Sanskrit yajna. Yasna is the central act of Zoroastrian devotion, the daily recited liturgy, so the name consecrates a child to holiness, prayer, and the sacred rite at the heart of the faith.." It is a unisex name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families.
Is Yasna a boy or girl name?
Yasna is a unisex name, used for any gender.
What is the origin of the name Yasna?
Yasna is of Persian origin, used in Muslim, Zoroastrian traditions, commonly among Other, Persian families.
Is Yasna a Muslim name?
Yes. Yasna is a unisex name traditionally used in Muslim families, of Persian origin. It also appears in Zoroastrian tradition.
What does Yasna mean in Persian?
Yasna originates from Persian, where it means "Sacred worship, liturgy, from Avestan yasna, drawn from the verb yaz (to worship), cognate with Sanskrit yajna. Yasna is the central act of Zoroastrian devotion, the daily recited liturgy, so the name consecrates a child to holiness, prayer, and the sacred rite at the heart of the faith.."
What is the numerology of Yasna?
Yasna has a Pythagorean destiny number of 6 — nurturing and family devotion.
Is Yasna an Islamic name?
Yes. Yasna is an Arabic unisex name meaning "Sacred worship, liturgy, from Avestan yasna, drawn from the verb yaz (to worship), cognate with Sanskrit yajna. Yasna is the central act of Zoroastrian devotion, the daily recited liturgy, so the name consecrates a child to holiness, prayer, and the sacred rite at the heart of the faith.", widely used in Muslim families, including Other and Persian communities.
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