1) Given name 2) Iranian boy name 
Mehrdad (مهرداد; [mɛhrdɑːd]) is an Persian (Iranian) male given name. `Mehrdad` derives from Middle Persian Mihrdat, a theophoric name meaning `Given by Mehr.` `Mehr` 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 severa...