Meherpur District

The story

1. Sanskrit · derived fromमिहिर“sun”
2. Persian · derived fromمهر“friendship, love”
3. English todayMeherpur District

Refers to the district of Meherpur, a transliteration of মেহেরপুর, a compound of মেহের (meher) + পুর (pura, “city”); there are two theories on the origin of the first element: * Named after the Sufi saint Meher Ali Shah; thus from Persian مهر (“friendship, love”). * Named after the astrologer-astronomer Varāhamihira; thus from Sanskrit मिहिर (mihira, “sun”).

Words from the same roots