In fact, I tracked down the meaning of the names, and they are different. Odds are the first scribe to record the Mahdi prophesies missread that "r" as an "m", or the typewriter they used had a bent key.
So many mysteries, so little time.
BTW, I love those Iranians who got the "W is the Mahdi" thing going. If anything, it scared the pants of the Saudis, the Egyptians, the Lebanese, and probably the Sunni in Iraq.
The Iranians can taste freedom so bad they want to believe it.
Could you post the "W" as madhi articles. I'd love to see it! HaHaHa! Thank you for posting them HaHaHa!