Meaning & History
This is the name of a character from the Shahnama (شاهنامه). This is how the name is pronounced in the Kabuli form of Persian/Farsi (the main standard dialect of Persian/Farsi in Afghanistan), whereas this name would be pronounced as Manijeh or “Manizheh” in the Tehrani form of Persian/Farsi (the main standard dialect of Persian/Farsi in Iran).