Meherzad
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Gender | Male |
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Word/name | Iran |
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Related names | Meher, Meherazad, Mehr, Meherabad, Mehrdad |
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Mehrzad or Meherzad (Persian: مهرزاد | Avestan: Miθra) is an Avestan name which has a meaning related to the Yazata Mithra.[1] Mehr (مهر) means "sun" and zād (زاد) means "born of". So the literal meaning of Mehrzād (مهرزاد) is born of sun.
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References
- ^ "MITHRA i. MITRA IN OLD INDIAN – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2019-07-17.