Mehr (name)

Mehr (Persian: مهر) is a name of Persian origin that may refer to:

Given name or epithet

• Mehr-un-Nissa, name given at birth to Nur Jahan (1577-1645), Empress Consort of the Mughal Empire
• Mehr Abdul Haq (1915–1995), Pakistani linguist
• Mehr Chand Mahajan (1889–1967), former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
• Mehr Hassan, American actress, model, and classical dancer
• Mehr Monir Jahanbani (1926–2018), Iranian textile designer, and fashion designer
• Mehr Jesia (born 1968), Indian supermodel

Surname

• Farhang Mehr (1923–2018), Zoroastrian scholar and politician
• Haik Hovsepian Mehr (1945–1994), Iranian bishop
• Mariella Mehr (1947–2022), Swiss writer
• Nathaniel Mehr, British journalist
• Ghulam Rasool Mehr (1895–1971), Pakistani scholar and political activist

See also

• Mehr (disambiguation)