Girl, also used for boys · Punjabi (from Persian) · Sikh
Mehar
ਮਿਹਰSay it MEH-her
- Meaning today
- Blessing
- Original meaning
- "grace, kindness; love and affection" Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 140
- Say it
- MEH-her
- Written
- ਮਿਹਰ
- Other spellings
- Meher, Mehr
Mehar
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Mehar meaning
Mehar (ਮਿਹਰ) is a Sikh girl's name of Punjabi origin (from Persian), also used for boys.
Grace, kindness; love and affection
Also used to mean: blessing
Mehar (ਮਿਹਰ) is a Persian word that became part of everyday Punjabi. The Mahan Kosh gives it as love and affection, as grace and kindness, and also as the sun. Sikhs speak of the Guru's or Waheguru's mehar for any blessing received. The word appears in the Guru Granth Sahib in Guru Nanak's well-known line on Ang 140, which asks a Muslim to make compassion, mehar, his mosque. As a name it means grace or kindness, and it is now given mostly to girls, though boys carry it too.
Source: Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 140 · entry ਮਿਹਰ (ਮਿਹਰ ਮਸੀਤਿ) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 140 · Mahan Kosh, ਮਿਹਰ (srigranth.org)
Popularity abroad
- #792 England and Wales, girls 2025
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Spellings
Mehar · Meher · Mehr