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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.
Origin & roots
Origin
Urdu · Persian · Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Mahnur
Root letters
Urdu draws its naming vocabulary directly from Arabic and Persian; Mahnoor's root letters are at home in all three.
How to say it
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?
- Mahnoor does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Urdu-Persian-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list 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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