| Mehrdad | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Persian |
Mehrdad (Persian: مهرداد; Mehrdād) is a Persian male given name.
'Mehrdad' derives from Middle Persian Mihrdat, a theophoric name meaning "Given by Mihr." 'Mihr' in turn derives from Avestan Mithra, the Zoroastrian divinity and hypostasis of covenant.
In present-day Iran, the name Mehrdad is also retroactively applied to several historic figures that appear in western literature as Mithridates, a hellenized or philhellenic form of the Old Iranian name.