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- Origin: Persian مهوش
- Urdu: مہوش, Hindi: महवश
- Meaning: “beautiful like the moon; moonlike; moonfaced.”
- Gender: feminine
- Pronunciation: Per (MAH-vash); Urdu (MAY-wish)
Mahvash is a Persian name meaning “beautiful like the moon” or “moon-like.” It’s Urdu offshoot is Mehwish and its Turkish form is Mehveş.
Though it is a pre-Islamic Persian name, it is a popular name used among Muslims in India and is also used in Pakistan.
Mahvash was the stage name of a renowned Persian entertainer from the 1950s.
Mahvash Disease is the name of a type of an autosomal recessive, hereditary pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor syndrome. However, I could not find the reason why it is specifically called Mahvash disease.
Mehwish is borne by Pakistani actress, Mehwish Hayat (b. 1983).
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