Meherpur District

English

Location of the Meherpur District

Etymology

Refers to the district of Meherpur, a transliteration of মেহেরপুর, a compound of মেহের (meher) + পুর (pura, “city”); there are two theories on the origin of the first element:

• Named after the Sufi saint Meher Ali Shah; thus from Persian مهر (“friendship, love”).
• Named after the astrologer-astronomer Varāhamihira; thus from Sanskrit मिहिर (mihira, “sun”).

Proper noun

Meherpur District

1. One of the ten districts in the Khulna Division of Bangladesh

Translations

Meherpur District

• Bengali: মেহেরপুর জেলা (bn) (meheropur jela)