Mihret
Appearance
Gender | Male |
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Other gender | |
Feminine | Mihreta |
Origin | |
Meaning | Sun |
Other names | |
Related names | Mihr, Mihri |
Mihret is a male given name and surname.
In the Balkans, Mihret is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. The name comes from the Persian word "mihri" (مهرى), which translates to "sun-like" and is derived from "mehr" (مهر), which translates to "sun."[1] The female equivalent to the name is Mihreta.
Given name
[edit]- Mihret Topčagić (born 1988), Bosnian footballer
Surname
[edit]- Tewodros Mihret, Ethiopian lawyer and academic
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Azimi, Moein (2024). "Mehr: The Sun of Benevolence in the Realm of Mithraism". ESS Open Archive ePrints. 124. Bibcode:2024esoar.12471265A. doi:10.22541/au.171148981.12471265/v1.