Mehra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mehra

What is the meaning of the name Mehra ?

The baby name Mehra is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEH-rah (approx. IPA: /ˈmeːrə/ or /ˈmehra/).

Mehra is in Origin.

Mehra is a name of Indo‑Persian heritage, deriving chiefly from Persian mehr/mihr, a word encompassing “love,” “kindness,” “friendship,” and “the sun,” and linked to the ancient deity Mithra. In South Asia this root intersects with Sanskrit mihira “sun,” and with Punjabi/Hindustani mehar/meher “grace” or “favor,” so Mehra commonly carries the layered meanings “kindness,” “grace,” and “sunlight.”

Long used as a North Indian surname - prominent among Khatri and Arora communities - Mehra also appears across the Indian diaspora and has increasingly been adopted as a given name, often feminine in Anglophone contexts but essentially unisex. Related forms and variants include Mehr (Persian), Meher/Mehar (Punjabi/Hindustani), and the cognates Mihir (masculine Sanskrit) and Mihira (feminine Sanskrit); Persian-adjacent extensions such as Mehran (masculine) and the diminutive Mehri also occur. Short forms like Mehr are common. The name’s blend of benevolence and radiance underpins its cross‑cultural appeal.