Menate comes from the Arabic word mina (مِينَاء) with ancient Egyptian root, mjnt (𓏠𓈖𓇋𓏏𓌙𓆱), meaning "port; harbor."[1][2]Hamay comes from the Arabic word hamaytu (حَمَيْتُ), meaning "to protect; to shelter."[3] Hence, the city's name has the meaning as "Port of Shelter."
Varjavandabad comes from the Persian word varjâvand (ورجاوند), meaning "magnificent," with the suffix for location name -abad (آباد), hence "the Place of Magnificence."[4][5]