Mahnoosh

Mahnoosh or Mahnoush (Persian: ماهنوش or Persian: مهنوش) is a common female first name. It is mostly used in Iran and other Persian-speaking areas in the world, meaning a beautiful girl. Mahnoosh also means someone seeking for moon (beauty) ^[1].

Meaning

The name Mahnoosh is a popular female first name. The origin of the name Mahnoosh is Iranian with the meaning drink from the moon. The word Mah (Persian: ماه) means the moon as a symbol of beauty. The word noosh (Persian: نوش) has different meanings in Persian ^[2]. Noosh means sweet, lovely, and attractive. It also means to drink, to seek. So, Mahnoosh could either mean a lovely pretty lady, or someone who looks for beauty and perfection. Also noosh (Persian: نوش) in Persian has another meaning, that is a piece of something. So another meaning of mahnoosh is "a piece of the moon". An old meaning of the word noosh is generosity. So, Mahnoosh can signify a generous person who gifts elegance. The word noosh also has an older meaning; destiny. In this sense, Mahnoosh denotes someone whose destiny is tied up with sublimity and eminency.

Popularity

The name Mahnoosh is the 6236th most popular baby name ^[3] at Mybaby-name.com, placing it in the top 9% of names by popularity. In the year 2007, the name Mahnoosh was the 13367th most popular name, and it was in the top 19% for the year.

References

1. ^ http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B4
2. ^ http://www.loghatnaameh.com/dehkhodasearchresult-fa.html?searchtype=0&word=%d9%86%d9%88%d8%b4
3. ^ http://www.mybaby-name.com/baby-name-full-detail/mahnoosh/24486/1

Further reading

1. http://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C