Mahsa or Mahsā (, ) is a feminine given name of

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 ...

origin. The name has the meaning "like the moon". ''Mah'' () is the

Old Persian Old Persian is one of two directly attested Old Iranian languages (the other being Avestan) and is the ancestor of Middle Persian (the language of the Sasanian Empire). Like other Old Iranian languages, it was known to its native speakers as (I ...

word for "moon", and ''-sā'' (), as a suffix, means "representing, alike, as". In Persian culture, the name Mahsa is often associated with the moon, symbolizing beauty, serenity, and mystery. Individuals named Mahsa are believed to possess qualities of intuition, sensitivity, and a deep connection to their emotions. It is important to note that the name Mahsa has no direct connection to any specific religion, including Islam, within Persian cultural context. Mahsa is a unique name that exudes a sense of sophistication and charm, making it a popular choice for parents seeking a name with cultural significance and poetic allure. Notable people with the name include: *

Mahsa Abdolzadeh Mahsa Abdolzadeh (; born 22 September 1985) is an Austrian politician for the Green Party in Vienna and a political scientist. She is a feminist and an activist for women, LGBTQ, and minority rights. Early life and career Abdolzadeh was born d ...

(born 1985), Austrian politician, political scientist and women's rights and LGBT activist *

Mahsa Amini On 16 September 2022, 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, also known as Jina Amini, died in a hospital in Tehran, Iran, under suspicious circumstances. The Guidance Patrol, the religious morality police of Iran's government, had a ...

(1999–2022), Iranian-Kurdish woman whose death in the

Islamic Republic of Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

's police custody sparked protests in Iran and in the world *

Mahsa Amrabadi Mahsa Amrabadi (; born July 3, 1984, in Rasht, Gilan) is an Iranian journalist. Amrabadi, along with her husband and reformist journalist Masoud Bastani, was arrested after the disputed presidential election of June 2009. She was sentenced to 2 ...

(born 1984), Iranian journalist *

Mahsa Javar Mahsa Javar (, born 12 June 1994) is an Iranian competitive rower. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's single sculls. Olympic At the Olympic qualifying events in April 2016 she came second to Huang Yi-t ...

(born 1994), Iranian rower *

Mahsa Kadkhoda Mahsa Kadkhoda (; born 22 June 1993 in Birjand) is an Iranian volleyball player who plays for the Iran women's national volleyball team. She has played for Bank Sarmayeh and Peykan Tehran and is also a runner-up in the Iranian Premier League ...

(born 1993), Iranian volleyball player *

Mahsa Mohaghegh Mahsa Mohaghegh (McCauley) is an Iranian-born New Zealand computer engineer specialising in artificial intelligence and natural language processing. She is a professor of information technology and software engineering at Auckland University of ...

, Iranian-born New Zealand computer engineer *

Mahsa Saberi Mahsa Saberi (; born 14 February 1993, in Gorgan); She is a player of the Iran women's national volleyball team. In 2018, she joined to the Turkish club Balıkesir DSİ with Mona Ashofteh and she is currently a player of this club. She also h ...

(born 1993), Iranian volleyball player *

Mahsa Shahbazian Mahsa Shahbazian (born 1984 in Tehran) is an Iranian musician, composer and Qanun player. She played in many albums and worked with some musicians like Alireza Mashayekhi, Rastak Ensemble and Mojtaba Asgari. Shahbazian was one of those Iranian ...

(born 1984), Iranian musician, composer and Qanun player *

Mahsa Vahdat Mahsa Vahdat (in Persian language, Persian مهسا وحدت) (born 29 October 1973, Tehran, Iran) is a Persian classical and world music singer. Mahsa Vahdat's music style is contemporary expression inspired by old traditional and folk and reg ...

(born 1973), Persian classical and world music vocalist

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