What does the name Mahnoor mean?

Mahnoor (ماهنُور) means "Moonlight". Urdu/Persian compound from 'mah' (moon, Persian) and 'noor' (light, Arabic).

Is Mahnoor a name from the Qur'an?

Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Mahnoor is an Urdu-Persian-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.

Is Mahnoor a boy or a girl name?

Mahnoor is traditionally a girl's name.

Where does the name Mahnoor come from?

Mahnoor is an Urdu-Persian-Arabic name, built on the root letters N-W-R. Especially popular in Pakistani families.

A Name Story by Houdhoud

ماهنُور

Mahnoor

MAH-noor

“Moonlight.”

About Mahnoor

Mahnoor is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "moonlight", an Urdu-Persian-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Urdu/Persian compound from 'mah' (moon, Persian) and 'noor' (light, Arabic).

Especially popular in Pakistani families.

Spellings of Mahnoor

ماهنُور is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.

Spelling	Births in England and Wales, 2025	Births in France, 2016 to 2025
Mahnoorthe spelling used on this page	89	45
Mahnur	Not listed	Not listed

Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).

Origin & roots

Origin

Urdu · Persian · Arabic

Gender

Girl

Root letters

ن و رN-W-R

Urdu draws its naming vocabulary directly from Arabic and Persian; Mahnoor's root letters are at home in all three.

How to say it

MAH·noor

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Common questions about Mahnoor

What does the name Mahnoor mean?: Mahnoor (ماهنُور) means "Moonlight". Urdu/Persian compound from 'mah' (moon, Persian) and 'noor' (light, Arabic).
Is Mahnoor a name from the Qur'an?: Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Mahnoor is an Urdu-Persian-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
Is Mahnoor a boy or a girl name?: Mahnoor is traditionally a girl's name.
Where does the name Mahnoor come from?: Mahnoor is an Urdu-Persian-Arabic name, built on the root letters N-W-R. Especially popular in Pakistani families.

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