Mahnaz

/M-AA-N-AA-Z/

Girl MuslimZoroastrianChristian Persian origin OtherPersian

Moon-grace — from Persian māh, ‘moon,’ and nāz, ‘grace, charm,’ pairing lunar light with feminine elegance. A graceful, polished Persian feminine name.

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Yes — Mahnaz is a Muslim girl name of Persian origin, meaning “Moon-grace — from Persian māh, ‘moon,’ and nāz, ‘grace, charm,’ pairing lunar light with feminine elegance. A graceful, polished Persian feminine name.”. It also appears in Zoroastrian, Christian traditions.

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Meaning & origin

Mahnaz is a girl's name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families. The name means "Moon-grace — from Persian māh, ‘moon,’ and nāz, ‘grace, charm,’ pairing lunar light with feminine elegance. A graceful, polished Persian feminine name." and belongs to the Beauty cluster — names that carry grace, elegance, and aesthetic wonder.

Beyond its Muslim heritage, Mahnaz is also used in Zoroastrian, Christian traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among Other, Persian, Iranian families, Mahnaz carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

What would a baby named Mahnaz look like?

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What does Mahnaz's numerology say?

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Mahnaz resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
9
compassion and humanitarian service
Chaldean
5
freedom and adventurous change

Mahnaz's destiny number is 9 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Mahnaz's full reading →

Does Mahnaz go with your family's names?

Mahnaz breaks into 5 sounds: /M-AA-N-AA-Z/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Mahnaz sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Mahnaz beside your family's names →

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Mahnaz — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

MahiMahn

Names similar to Mahnaz

If Mahnaz resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Muslim girl names, common in Other families

Maria
Wished-for child, beloved — the Latin form of Mary used across all European languages
Fatima
She who abstains, the shining one — Fatima al-Zahra is the beloved daughter of Prophet Muhammad and the mother of his grandsons Hasan and Husayn. Revered across all branches of Islam as the foremost woman of paradise, her name carries maternal devotion, spiritual purity, and the luminous grace of one called 'the Radiant' by her own father
Anna
Grace, favour — the most universal European girl name. From Anna Karenina to Anna Magnani, it never ages, never fades.
Maryam
The exalted one, the only woman named in the Quran — Maryam mother of Isa is honoured in an entire surah bearing her name, praised as the woman chosen above all women of all worlds. Her name bridges Islam and Christianity with shared reverence, carrying purity, miraculous grace, and the courage of a mother who bore her child alone beneath a palm tree

Sharing the same meaning

Other Muslim girl names from the Beauty cluster

Ella
All, completely, from a Continental Germanic root meaning whole or entire, brought to Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers; later readings also tie it to the fairy or to beauty. Short, bright, and effortless, it has become a favourite far beyond its early English roots.
Zainab
A fragrant tree, the father's precious jewel — Zainab was the name of the Prophet's eldest daughter and his wife, and later his granddaughter who witnessed the tragedy at Karbala and preserved its memory through her eloquent testimony
Yasmin
Jasmine, the night-blooming flower whose fragrance intensifies after sunset — Yasmin is the Persian gift to the world's gardens, a vine that climbs walls and releases its sweetest perfume in the darkness

Names that sound similar

Muslim girl names that open with the same syllables as Mahnaz

Mariam
A variant rendering of the mother of Isa, carrying the same exalted holiness in a slightly softer phonetic form — Mariam is the spelling preferred in many South Asian and African Muslim communities, and its gentle final syllable gives it a distinctive tenderness that distinguishes it from the more formal Maryam while sharing every particle of its sacred weight
Margot
Pearl — the French form of Margaret. Margot Fonteyn danced; Margot Robbie acts; the name performs on every stage.
María
Wished-for child, sea of bitterness — the most given name in the Spanish-speaking world. The Virgin Mary in every church, every prayer.

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Common questions about Mahnaz

What does the name Mahnaz mean?

Mahnaz means "Moon-grace — from Persian māh, ‘moon,’ and nāz, ‘grace, charm,’ pairing lunar light with feminine elegance. A graceful, polished Persian feminine name.." It is a girl name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families.

Is Mahnaz a boy or girl name?

Mahnaz is most commonly used as a girl name.

What is the origin of the name Mahnaz?

Mahnaz is of Persian origin, used in Muslim, Zoroastrian, Christian traditions, commonly among Other, Persian, Iranian families.

Is Mahnaz a Muslim name?

Yes. Mahnaz is a girl name traditionally used in Muslim families, of Persian origin. It also appears in Zoroastrian, Christian traditions.

What does Mahnaz mean in Persian?

Mahnaz originates from Persian, where it means "Moon-grace — from Persian māh, ‘moon,’ and nāz, ‘grace, charm,’ pairing lunar light with feminine elegance. A graceful, polished Persian feminine name.."

What are common nicknames for Mahnaz?

Common short forms of Mahnaz include Mahi, Mahn.

What is the numerology of Mahnaz?

Mahnaz has a Pythagorean destiny number of 9 — compassion and humanitarian service.

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