Manuchehr, Manuchar, Manuchihr, or Manouchehr (Persian: منوچهر, Manūčehr, Middle Persian: Manōčihr, Avestan: Manuščiθra) is a Persian male given name meaning "Heaven's face". It consists of two parts Manu (Manou), which means "Heaven" in the old Persian language; and Chehr, which means "face".
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Persian |
Meaning | Heaven's Face |
Given name
editManuchehr
edit- Manuchehr, mythical hero from Shahnameh.
- Manuchehr I, Manuchehr II and Manuchehr III, the 11th, 17th and 19th shahs of medieval Shirvan
- Manuchihr, king of Ziyarids
- Manuchehr Eliasi, Iranian Member of Parliament
- Manuchehr Ghorbanifar, Iranian arms dealer
- Manuchehr Jamali, Iranian philosopher
- Manuchehr Shahrokhi, Iranian-American academic
Manouchehr
edit- Manouchehr Arianpour, Iranian translator
- Manouchehr Atashi, Persian poet
- Manouchehr Eghbal, Prime Minister of Iran
- Manouchehr Ganji, Iranian politician
- Manouchehr Khan Gorji, Iranian official
- Manouchehr Mahamadi, Iranian film producer
- Manouchehr Mottaki, Iranian Government Minister
- Manouchehr Yektai, Iranian-American painter
Manuchekhr
edit- Manuchekhr Dzhalilov, Tajik football player
Manuchar
edit(Variant of the name used in the Republic of Georgia)
- Manuchar I Dadiani, Georgian prince
- Manuchar II Jaqeli, Georgian noble
- Manuchar III Jaqeli, Georgian noble
- Manuchar, Prince of Abkhazia, prince of the Principality of Abkhazia
- Manuchar Kvirkvelia, Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler
- Manuchar Machaidze, Georgian footballer
- Manuchar Markoishvili, Georgian basketballer
- Manuchar Tskhadaia, Georgian wrestler
As a surname
edit(used mainly in Armenian surnames)
- Armen Manucharyan, Armenian footballer
- Ashot Manucharyan, Armenian teacher
- Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer
- Nina Manucharyan, Armenian film actress