Mehrzad ( fa, مهرزاد) is a
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
male and female given name popular in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. Mehr (مهر) means "sun" and Zād (زاد) means "born of". So the literal meaning of Mehrzād (مهرزاد) is born of sun.
Mehrzad is the forename of:
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Mehrzad Marashi
Mehrzad Marashi (born 20 September 1980) is a German singer of Iranian descent and the winner of ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' season 7.
Early life
Born in Tehran, Iran where his father was in the military profession during the Shah's r ...
(born 1980), Iranian-German singer
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Mehrzad Madanchi
Mehrzad Madanchi Ardekani ( fa, مهرزاد معدنچى; born 12 October 1983) is an Iranian former football midfielder who last played for Fajr Sepasi.
Club career
The attacker started his playing career in Homa Shiraz club which plays in t ...
(born 1985), Iranian football midfielder
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