Mahtab or (DMG) Mahtāb ( fa, مهتاب, "

moonlight Moonlight consists of mostly sunlight (with little earthlight) reflected from the parts of the Moon's surface where the Sun's light strikes. Illumination The intensity of moonlight varies greatly depending on the lunar phase, but even the ...

", "the fullmoon", splendor of the "

moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width ...

") 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 ...

female given name. It is a popular given name 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 Turkm ...

and

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, where it is rendered as Mehtap. Notable people with the name include:

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* Mahtab Farid (born 1985), American journalist *

Mahtab Keramati Mahtab Keramati ( fa, مهتاب کرامتی; born 17 October 1970) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh, two Hafez Awards. In August 2006, she was appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in I ...

(born 1970), Iranian actress * Mahtab Parsamehr (born 1989), Iranian archer *

Mahtob Mahmoody Mahtob Maryam Mahmoody ( Persian: مهتاب محمودى born September 4, 1979) is an American author who wrote the autobiographical memoir ''My Name is Mahtob'', which depicts her perspective of her family's story when she and her mother, Betty ...

(born 1979), American author *

Mahtab Norouzi Mahtab Norouzi (c. 1934 – 14 July 2012) was an Iranian Balochi master artisan in traditional Balochi needlework and embroidery. Biography Mahtab Norouzi (English: ''Moonlight New Year'') was born in c. 1934 and had lived in the small village ...

(c. 1934–2012), Iranian Baluchi master artisan in

needlework Needlework is decorative sewing and textile arts handicrafts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework. Needlework may include related textile crafts such as crochet, worked with a hook, or tatting, worked with ...

Mehtab Kaur Maharani Mehtab Kaur ( 1782 – 1813) was the first wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire. She was the mother of Ranjit's reputed son, Maharaja Sher Singh, who briefly became the ruler of the Sikh Empire from 1841 unti ...

, Maharani of the

Sikh Empire The Sikh Empire was a state originating in the Indian subcontinent, formed under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who established an empire based in the Punjab. The empire existed from 1799, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore ...

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- Mahtab written in Persian calligraphy {{given name Persian feminine given names

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