Mahpari for a baby girl?

[babynameideas]

What do you think of the name Mahpari, it means moon fairy? (Persian origin name for a Pakistani baby).
The Mah is like the “Za” in Zara with a soft H sound at the end and then Pari is like Perry but with an A.

I think it's really pretty :)

I'm not Persian or Pakistani so I don't know the cultural context of this name. But I do think it has a lovely sound and the meaning is enchanting.

Re: pronunciation: Would it almost rhyme with Zackary then op?

"Zar-parry" like that?

Oh that’s really pretty and what a sweet meaning!

I'm a Punjabi speaker and I just don't think it translates very well I'm afraid. It sounds like a swear word. Mah= mother, Pari= torn. Would Mahnoor be an option- moonlight? Or even Pari on its own? Or a different name altogether that includes moon as in Mahgul?

Me neither but I love it, really pretty!

The meaning is nice.

But it sounds a bit like someone is trying to speak French. Sorry!

It sounds like someone saying "mon Paris" with an accent.

Love it

It looks like an anagram of something else… I’d be trying to work it out! I think there are nicer names to choose from.

It's really pretty but the approximate translation in Punjabi would put me off, sorry!

Thank you for all the comments!

@SheWoreARaspberryBeret123 Yes quite similar :)

@dottypencilcase If you don’t mind sharing, what is the exact swear word in Punjabi? Is it literally Mahpari or does it sound similar to the name? Thanks for highlighting this!

@dottypencilcase I don’t speak Punjabi so I’ve never heard of anything like it which has a bad meaning!

I’m an urdu speaker. Mahpari is nice but to me I know lots of people who have pari as a nickname it doesn’t feel like a proper name. To me anyway.

What about:
Mahreen
Maheen
Mahroze
Mahvish
Mahnoor

I think it's nice. Mahnoor wouldn't work well in an English speaking country. Manure is horse poo.

Nah. So hard to pronounce for Brits. Beautiful if pronounced properly though. Even "Pari" would be "Paa-ree" or to rhyme with hurry which is wrong. The p should be prounounced with more of a pursed lip, and tip of the tongue should be further back on the roof of the mouth than a usual rounded 'r'.

Gah, too hard to explain but basically NO!

Very pretty

I think it sounds like a beautiful name and would pronounce it however you told me to but I've no awareness of any cultural background with the name.