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Mehreen
مہرینSay it meh-REEN
- Meaning today
- Sun-like, loving, kind
- Original meaning
- "from mihr: the sun; love, friendship, affection, kindness" Steingass, p. 1353
- Say it
- meh-REEN
- Written
- مہرین
- Other spellings
- Mehrin, Mahreen, Mehrine
Mehreen
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Mehreen meaning
Mehreen (مہرین) is a Muslim girl's name of Persian origin.
From mihr: the sun; love, friendship, affection, kindness
Also used to mean: sun-like, loving
Mehreen is built on the Persian word mihr, usually spelt mehr in names. Steingass defines mihr as the sun, and also as love, friendship, affection, kindness and mercy, and also as the name of a month. The ending -īn turns nouns into adjectives in Persian, so families read Mehreen as 'sun-like' or 'loving', the meanings found on baby-name lists. The complete form mihrīn is not itself a dictionary headword, and the name appears to be a South Asian formation rather than an old Persian word. Mihr appears in other well-known names too, such as Mehrunnisa, the birth name of the Mughal empress Nur Jahan. Mehreen is used for girls by Muslim families in India and Pakistan.
Source: Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892), p. 1353 · entry مهر mihr · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Steingass, mihr, p. 1353 · Wikipedia, Nur Jahan (birth name Mehr-un-Nissa)
Famous namesakes
- Mehreen Pirzada, Indian film actress
Spellings
Mehreen · Mehrin · Mahreen · Mehrine