Mahabad
Persian/Kurdish · Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Mahabad
Mahabad derives from Persian/Kurdish roots, combining "mah" (moon) and "abad" (city/place), meaning "moon city" or "flourishing place of the moon." The name is primarily used in Kurdish and Persian cultures, particularly in the Middle East, with historical significance as the name of a Kurdish city in Iran that was the capital of the short-lived Mahabad Republic (1946).
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Etymology
Mahabad derives from Persian/Kurdish roots, combining "mah" (moon) and "abad" (city/place), meaning "moon city" or "flourishing place of the moon." The name is primarily used in Kurdish and Persian cultures, particularly in the Middle East, with historical significance as the name of a Kurdish city in Iran that was the capital of the short-lived Mahabad Republic (1946).
Mahabad currently ranks #7,037 in the United States as a girl's name.
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