Mahsa or Mahsā (Persian: مهسا, lit. 'moon-like', pronounced[mæhˈsɒː]) is a feminine given name of Persian origin. The name has the meaning "like the moon".[1]Mah (𐎶𐏃) is the Old Persian word for "moon",[2] and -sā (ـسا), 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 (born 1985), Austrian politician, political scientist and women's rights and LGBT activist
Mahsa Amini (1999–2022), Iranian-Kurdish woman whose death in the Islamic Republic of Iran's police custody sparked protests in Iran and in the world
Mahsa Amrabadi (born 1984), Iranian journalist
Mahsa Javar (born 1994), Iranian rower
Mahsa Kadkhoda (born 1993), Iranian volleyball player
Mahsa Mohaghegh, Iranian-born New Zealand computer engineer
Mahsa Saberi (born 1993), Iranian volleyball player
Mahsa Shahbazian (born 1984), Iranian musician, composer and Qanun player
Mahsa Vahdat (born 1973), Persian classical and world music vocalist
Mahsa Amini (Persian: مهسا ژینا امینی; 21 September 1999 – 16 September 2022), also known as Jîna Emînî (Kurdish: ژینا ئەمینی), was a Iranian woman whose...
Mahsa or Mahsā (Persian: مهسا, lit. 'moon-like', pronounced [mæhˈsɒː]) is a feminine given name of Persian origin. The name has the meaning "like the moon"...
On 16 September 2022, 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, also known as Jina Amini, died in a hospital in Tehran, Iran, under suspicious circumstances...
Islamic Republic of Iran associated with the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini (Persian: مهسا امینی) began on 16 September 2022 and carried on into...
The Mahsa Amini Human rights and Security Accountability Act (MAHSA Act) is a bill that was first introduced to the 117th Congress in the wake of the...
Mahsa Jeddi (born 3 March, 1988 in Tehran) is an Iranian Taekwondo athlete. She won the gold medal in the women's individual Kyorugi (sparring) at the...
Mahsa University is a private medical university in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. It was founded in Pusat Bandar Damansara in 2005 as a college, and was upgraded...
Mahsa Amrabadi (Persian: مهسا امرآبادی; born July 3, 1984, in Rasht, Gilan) is an Iranian journalist. Amrabadi, along with her husband and reformist journalist...
known as Mahsa Pourrahmati (Persian: مهسا پوررحمتی; born 11 March 1992) is a member of the Iranian national fencing team in Epe weapons. Mahsa Pourrahmati...
Mahsa Javar (Persian: مهسا جاور, born 12 June 1994) is an Iranian competitive rower. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the...
jail and a fine. Salehi was arrested again on 30 October 2022, during the Mahsa Amini protests. Fars news agency, affiliated with the IRGC, described him...
Mahsa Kadkhoda (Persian: مهسا کدخدا; born 22 June 1993 in Birjand) is an Iranian volleyball player who plays for the Iran women's national volleyball...
the Mahsa Amini protests in September 2022. She is being held in Evin Prison as of September 2023. She was first arrested for interviewing Mahsa Jina...
Mahsa Vahdat (in Persian مهسا وحدت) (born 29 October 1973, Tehran, Iran) is a Persian classical and world music vocalist. Mahsa Vahdat's music style is...
vanished in Tehran during the 2022 Iranian protests following the death of Mahsa Amini. Her family was informed of her death ten days later. She had died...
daily newspaper Shargh. She was arrested during the Mahsa Amini protests for breaking the news about Mahsa Amini and reporting on her treatment by Iran's Morality...
Mahsa Mohaghegh (McCauley) is an Iranian-born New Zealand computer engineer specialising in artificial intelligence and natural language processing. She...
controversy concerning the Guidance Patrol was its arrest and alleged killing of Mahsa Amini. On September 13, 2022, the Guidance Patrol arrested Amini, a 22-year-old...
The ongoing Mahsa Amini protests broke out following the death of Mahsa Amini while she was under arrest by the Guidance Patrol of the government of the...
Iranian women cut their hair in a symbolic gesture to protest the death of Mahsa Amini after being arrested by the morality police. Some men also did so...
Mahsas is a village in the Boumerdès Province in Kabylie, Algeria. The village is surrounded by Meraldene River and Boumerdès River and the towns of Thénia...
Mahsa Saberi (Persian: مهسا صابری; born 14 February 1993, in Gorgan); She is a player of the Iran women's national volleyball team. In 2018, she joined...
Ahmed Mahsas (November 17, 1923 – February 24, 2013) was an Algerian militant in the nationalist movement against French Algeria. Ahmed Mahsas was born...
for reporting on Mahsa Amini's funeral. Mohammadi had traveled to Saqqez for Iran's Ham-Mihan newspaper to cover the funeral of Mahsa Amini, 22, who had...
The Macuna are a Tucanoan-speaking group of the eastern part of the Amazon basin, located around the confluence of the Pira Paraná River and Apaporis river...
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