Minoo (given name) explained

Minoo (Persian: [[wikt:مینو|مینو]] meaning paradise, heaven) is a Persian given name for girls in Iran, South Asia and Central Asia. Alternate way of spelling is Minou. People with this name include:

Given name

• Minoo Akhtarzand (born 1956), Iranian-Swedish civil servant
• Minoo Khaleghi (born 1985), Iranian jurist
• Minoo Lenarz (1966–2015), Iranian-German medical scientist
• Minoo Masani (1905–1998), Indian politician
• Minoo Moallem, Iranian-American academic
• Minoo Mohraz (born 1946), Iranian physician, researcher and AIDS specialist
• Minoo Mumtaz (born 1942), former Indian film actress
• Minoo Purshottam (born 1944), Indian playback singer

See also

• Minoh, Osaka, city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
• Minoo Island, Iranian island in the Khuzestan province