MANU (मनु): Persian name meaning "man," as in homo sapiens. In mythology, this is the name of the progenitor of the human race.
MEHRDAD: A derivative of Middle Persian Mihrdat, meaning "given by Mihr."
MELQART: Persian form of Phoenician Milk-Qart, meaning "king of the city." In mythology, this is the name of the tutelary god of Tyre. Some believe Melqart began as a sea god.
MERIKH (مريخ): Variant spelling of Mirrikh, the Arabic and Persian name for the planet Mars, possibly meaning "death, slaughter."
MIHR (مﮩر): Persian name derived from Avestan Mithra, meaning "alliance; contract; a means of binding."
MIHRDAT: Middle Persian name meaning "given by Mihr."
MIRRIKH (مريخ): Arabic and Persian name for the planet Mars, possibly meaning "death, slaughter." Also spelled Merikh.
MIRZA (ميرزا): Persian name meaning "prince."
MITHRA: Avestan myth name of the son of Ahura Mazda, derived from the proto-Indo-Iranian word *mitra, meaning "contract, covenant, oath, promise, treaty," from the root mi- "to bind," all of which seems to indicate the basic meaning "alliance; contract; a means of binding."
MEHRDAD: A derivative of Middle Persian Mihrdat, meaning "given by Mihr."
MELQART: Persian form of Phoenician Milk-Qart, meaning "king of the city." In mythology, this is the name of the tutelary god of Tyre. Some believe Melqart began as a sea god.
MERIKH (مريخ): Variant spelling of Mirrikh, the Arabic and Persian name for the planet Mars, possibly meaning "death, slaughter."
MIHR (مﮩر): Persian name derived from Avestan Mithra, meaning "alliance; contract; a means of binding."
MIHRDAT: Middle Persian name meaning "given by Mihr."
MIRRIKH (مريخ): Arabic and Persian name for the planet Mars, possibly meaning "death, slaughter." Also spelled Merikh.
MIRZA (ميرزا): Persian name meaning "prince."
MITHRA: Avestan myth name of the son of Ahura Mazda, derived from the proto-Indo-Iranian word *mitra, meaning "contract, covenant, oath, promise, treaty," from the root mi- "to bind," all of which seems to indicate the basic meaning "alliance; contract; a means of binding."