Given name

Mahershala

Mahershala is a masculine given name from Hebrew.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Mahershala comes from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Hebrew מַהֵרשָׁלָל.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

People named Mahershala

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