Girl · Persian (Urdu usage) · Muslim
Mahrukh
ماہ رخSay it maah-RUKH
- Meaning today
- Moon-faced, beautiful
- Original meaning
- "with cheeks bright as the moon; moon-faced" Steingass, p. 1146
- Say it
- maah-RUKH
- Written
- ماہ رخ
- Other spellings
- Mehrukh, Mahrokh, Mah Rukh
Mahrukh
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Mahrukh meaning
Mahrukh (ماہ رخ) is a Muslim girl's name of Persian origin (Urdu usage).
With cheeks bright as the moon; moon-faced
Also used to mean: beautiful
Mahrukh (ماہ رخ) joins the Persian māh, "moon", and rukh, "cheek" or "face". Steingass's dictionary defines māh-rukh as having cheeks bright as the moon, and Urdu poets use it for a beautiful beloved, often in the plural, mahrukhān. Name lists give Mahrukh as "moon-faced" or "beautiful", in line with the dictionary. It belongs to a family of Persian moon names used by Urdu-speaking families, alongside Mahjabeen, Mahpara and Mahnoor, and is used in both India and Pakistan.
Source: Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892), p. 1146 · entry māh-ruḵẖ (ماه رخ), under māh · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Steingass, Persian–English Dictionary, māh, māh-ruḵẖ, p. 1146
Spellings
Mahrukh · Mehrukh · Mahrokh · Mah Rukh