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Mihirimah, Mehrmah

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  • 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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Shams

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  • Origin: Arabic شمس
  • Meaning: “sun.”
  • Gender: Unisex
  • (SHEMZ)

The name comes directly from the Arabic word for “sun.” It was the name of a Pre-Islamic South Arabian sun goddess, the equivalent of the North Arabian diety, Nuha.

A strictly feminine form is Shamsa شمسة

Maghrebi spellings are Chams and Chamsa, a Comorian feminine form is Chamsia. Turkish forms are Şems and Şemsa.

The name shares an etymological link with the Hebrew male name, Samson.

It was borne by Shams Pahlavi, one of the sisters of (1917-1996), a member of the Iranian royal family.

In recent years, it has become particularly trendy among females in the Gulf Arab countries

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Napsugár

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Gender: Feminine
Origin: Hungarian
Meaning “sunbeam.”
(NAHP-shoo-GAR)

A name that has recently become popular in Hungary, pre-Christian Magyar word names, such as this, have been almost exclusively used on children since the fall of the Soviet Era, possibly a nod to Hungarian culture, language and pride.

The name comes directly from the Hungarian word describing a sunbeam.