Persian name built from kam, meaning 'desire, wish', and yar, meaning 'companion, friend', read together as 'one whose wishes come true', hence 'fortunate' or 'successful'.
Nicknames
kamy · kami
Vibe
hopeful
How it ages.
Warm and hopeful, carrying a sense of good fortune; still distinctive outside Persian-speaking communities.
The cultural moment.
Rare outside Iran; used mainly by Persian-speaking families in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.