Mahtab

/M-AA-T-AA-B/

Girl MuslimZoroastrianChristian Persian origin OtherPersian

Moonlight — from Persian māh, ‘moon,’ and tāb, ‘light, glow,’ used in classical Persian poetry for the beloved’s gentle radiance. A moonlit, sleek Persian feminine name.

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Yes — Mahtab is a Muslim girl name of Persian origin, meaning “Moonlight — from Persian māh, ‘moon,’ and tāb, ‘light, glow,’ used in classical Persian poetry for the beloved’s gentle radiance. A moonlit, sleek Persian feminine name.”. It also appears in Zoroastrian, Christian traditions.

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Meaning & origin

Mahtab is a girl's name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families. The name means "Moonlight — from Persian māh, ‘moon,’ and tāb, ‘light, glow,’ used in classical Persian poetry for the beloved’s gentle radiance. A moonlit, sleek Persian feminine name." and belongs to the Light cluster — names meaning radiance, illumination, and hope.

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

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

What would a baby named Mahtab look like?

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What does Mahtab'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 Mahtab resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean

compassion and humanitarian service

Chaldean

material mastery and executive power

Mahtab'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 Mahtab's full reading →

Does Mahtab go with your family's names?

Mahtab breaks into 5 sounds: /M-AA-T-AA-B/. 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 Mahtab 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 Mahtab beside your family's names →

Nicknames

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

MahiMaht

Names similar to Mahtab

If Mahtab 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 Light cluster

Luna

The moon, the silver wanderer who governs the tides and the dreams of every sleeping child — Luna is the Roman goddess of the moon, the celestial body that has inspired more poetry than any star. Her name carries the cool radiance of moonlight on water, the rhythmic pull of tides on every coastline, and the cross-cultural fascination with a face in the sky that changes shape yet always returns to fullness

Aurora

The dawn, the rosy-fingered goddess who opens the gates of morning — Aurora paints the sky in pinks and golds before the sun rises, the herald of a new day

Elena

The shining one, a torch of light that crosses every border — Elena is the pan-European form of Helen, adapted by Italian, Spanish, Romanian, and Slavic tongues into a name that sounds at home from Madrid to Moscow. It carries Mediterranean warmth, Slavic depth, and the universal human attraction to a name that simply means light, spoken in whatever accent love requires

Names that sound similar

Muslim girl names that open with the same syllables as Mahtab

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 Mahtab

What does the name Mahtab mean?

Mahtab means "Moonlight — from Persian māh, ‘moon,’ and tāb, ‘light, glow,’ used in classical Persian poetry for the beloved’s gentle radiance. A moonlit, sleek Persian feminine name.." It is a girl name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families.

Is Mahtab a boy or girl name?

Mahtab is most commonly used as a girl name.

What is the origin of the name Mahtab?

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

Is Mahtab a Muslim name?

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

What does Mahtab mean in Persian?

Mahtab originates from Persian, where it means "Moonlight — from Persian māh, ‘moon,’ and tāb, ‘light, glow,’ used in classical Persian poetry for the beloved’s gentle radiance. A moonlit, sleek Persian feminine name.."

What are common nicknames for Mahtab?

Common short forms of Mahtab include Mahi, Maht.

What is the numerology of Mahtab?

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

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