The baby name Mehrunnissa is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced mehr-oon-NEE-sah (approx.).
The baby name Mehrunnissa is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced mehr-oon-NEE-sah (approx.).
Mehrunnissa is Persian, Urdu in Origin.
Mehrunnissa is a Persian–Arabic compound feminine name built from Persian mehr (مِهر) - “love, affection,” and by poetic extension “sun/Mithra” - plus Arabic an-nisā’ (النساء) “women,” joined by the Indo-Persian genitive -un-. The sense is variously rendered as “Affection of Women,” “Beloved among Women,” or “Sun among Women,” celebrating warmth and esteem.
Long favored in Persianate courts and Urdu-speaking societies, it belongs to a family of honorific female names ending in -un-Nisa. Its most famous bearer is the Mughal empress Nur Jahan, born Mehr-un-Nisa (1577–1645). Regional and orthographic variants include Mehr-un-Nisa, Mehrunisa, Mehrun Nisa, Meherunnisa, Meher-un-Nisa, Meharunisa, and Ottoman Mihrünnisa; short forms include Mehr/Meher and Nisa/Nissa. The name remains in use across Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Iran, and diaspora communities, valued for its classical elegance and layered meaning.
Mehrunnissa is extremely rare. Across 1 country, we found just 2 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
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