Mehtab
Mehtab means Moon, moonlight.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | unisex |
| Origin | Punjabi |
| Language | Punjabi |
| Starts with | M |
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.
- Rashi: Simha
- Nakshatra: Magha
- More names starting with M
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Moon, moonlight”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Maira — Beloved, moonlight, admirable
- Sini — Pure, clear, moonlight
- Sowmya — Meanings families give: Gracious, calm, born of moonlight; Gentle, soft, pleasing; Gentle, calm, mild, Goddess Parvati; Gentle, soft, pleasing, calm
- Nila — Blue, moon, river of moonlight
- Rakesh — Meanings families give: Lord of the full moon night, master of moonlight; Lord of full moon night; Lord of the full moon night
- Chandni — Moonlight, moonbeam
More unisex names of Punjabi origin
- Manpreet — Meanings families give: Heart's love; Heart's love, beloved of the mind
- Harpreet — Meanings families give: Love of God; Love of God, God's beloved
- Amandeep — Meanings families give: Light of peace; Lamp of peace
- Anmol — Priceless, invaluable gem
- Mandeep — Lamp of the mind, light of thought
- Jagjit — Conqueror of the world, victor of the universe
Other names under Simha rashi
- Lavanya — beauty, loveliness
- Krishna — (with or without ) the dark half of the lunar month from full to new moon
- Surya — the wife of the god
- Lakshay — Target, aim, goal
- Harshil — Joyful, happy
- Misha — Sweet like nectar, joyful
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Simha names.
Where this comes from
Mehtab has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.