Save Gender Masculine Usage Old Persian Other Forms FormsMhdt (Aramaic), Madada (Elamite) Meaning & History Means "given by Mah" or "created by the moon", from Old Persian M膩hi (see Persian mah) meaning "moon", referring to the Zoroastrian deity of the moon, and 饜幁饜帬饜帿 (data) meaning "given".