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The name Merab: meaning and origin

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  • Merab origin
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Is your name Merab? It is of Persian origin and goes back to the old Persian name Mehrab. In Georgia it has been carried by many remarkable people.

☀️ Where does the name Merab come from and what does it mean?

Merab is the Georgian form of the Persian name Mehrab. The first part, mehr, is linked to the sun or to kindness and friendship, and the second, ab, means water.

In Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Mehrab is the king of Kabul. Sun and water in one name: warmth and life together.

🌟 Famous people named Merab

In Georgian history the name was carried by philosopher Merab Mamardashvili, one of the outstanding thinkers of the 20th century, and by Merab Kostava, one of the leaders of the national movement. In sport, Merab Dvalishvili became a UFC champion, the first Georgian-born fighter to win that belt.

🧭 What character is linked to the name Merab?

People say Merabs are calm, clever and very persistent. They think first and act second, but once they take something on, they see it through to the end.

🔢 The numerology number of Merab

Did you know your name has its own number? In the Georgian alphabet every letter has a number value: ა is 1, ბ is 2, გ is 3 and so on.

The letters of Merab in Georgian (მერაბ) add up to 148, which reduces to 4. In numerology, 4 is the number of stability, order and reliability.

It is a playful tradition rather than science, but isn't it fun to see how well it fits?