# Meherpur District

> English word · Proper noun

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

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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