Maheen, name meaning in Islam
Maheen means like the moon, moonlike. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Girl name · Persian
مَاهِين
Maheen
Like the moon, moonlike
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Persian
- Arabic
- مَاهِين
- Say it
- maa-HEEN
- Root
- None, not Arabic
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Maheen, explained
Maheen (مَاهِين) is a Persian name for girls. It means like the moon, moonlike. It comes from Persian mah, moon.
Is Maheen in the Quran?
No. Maheen is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.1
How to say and write Maheen
Say it maa-HEEN. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Mahin. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: م mim + ا alif + ه ha + ي ya + ن nun.
Choosing Maheen
A Muslim name does not have to be Arabic. Scholars allow names from any language as long as the meaning is good and the name is not tied to another religion. Maheen has a good meaning, so it is fine to use. With the father's name it becomes Maheen bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Names like Maheen
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions
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What does Maheen mean in Islam?
Maheen (مَاهِين) means like the moon, moonlike. It is a Persian name for girls.
Is Maheen in the Quran?
No, the name Maheen is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Maheen a boy or girl name?
Maheen is used as a girl's name.
How do you write Maheen in Arabic?
Maheen is written مَاهِين in Arabic, said maa-HEEN.
Is it Maheen or Mahin?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, مَاهِين. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.