- Origin: Persian
- Meaning: “sun & moon; affection of the moon; kindness of the moon.”
- Gender: Female
The name is composed of the Persian elements mehr / mihr / meher (مِهر) — a Persian word meaning “sun,” “affection,” “kindness,” or “love” (and often with connotations tied to the ancient Iranian / Zoroastrian deity Mithra) and māh (ماه), meaning “moon” or “month.”
The name entered wider use through Ottoman royal history, where Mihrimah Sultan (1522–1578) — the daughter of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and Hürrem Sultan — became one of the most powerful and educated women of her time.
A modern Persian form is Mehrmah.
An Urdu form is Meharmah and another Turkish form is Mihrümah.
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