Minouchehr as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Minouchehr

What is the meaning of the name Minouchehr ?

The baby name Minouchehr is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /miːnuːˈtʃehr/ (also heard as /mænutʃehr/) — approx. "MEE-noo-CHEHR" or "MAH-noo-CHEHR".

Minouchehr is Persian in Origin.

Minouchehr is a Persian masculine given name, a transliteration of منوچهر most often written Manuchehr or Manouchehr. It descends from Avestan Manuščiθra via Middle Persian Manōčihr, built from manuš “human, mankind” and čiθra “seed, lineage.” The meaning is “of human lineage,” “born of man,” or “descended from mankind,” an ancient Iranian compound emphasizing ancestry.

In Persian epic tradition, Manuchehr is a famed Kayanian king in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh - the grandson of Iraj who avenges him and legitimizes Iranian rule - cementing the name’s prestige. It has been used across Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, and among the Iranian diaspora. Common variants include Manuchehr, Manouchehr, Manucher, Manučehr, Manoochehr, and Manoucher; related regional forms include Georgian Manuchar and Armenian Manuchhar/Manucharyan (as a surname). Minouchehr is a less common transliteration reflecting non-Persian orthographic influences. Diminutives such as Manu occur in modern use, while the full form remains distinctly traditional.

⚙ We have no record of Minouchehr in any national birth registry or name dataset. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. By any reading, it's an exceptionally uncommon choice.