Given name · Persian
بهرام
“smiting of resistance, victorious”
بهرام (bahrām) is a masculine given name from Middle Persian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian. It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left.
Meaning & origin
What it means
بهرام goes back to Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀, meaning “smiting of resistance, victorious.”
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Where it comes from
بهرام comes from Middle Persian, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Persian usage, بهرام developed from 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭.
بهرام’s family of names
In Persian usage, بهرام shares a linguistic root with the Parthian form 𐭅𐭓𐭉𐭇𐭓𐭌. In Persian usage, بهرام developed from the Middle Persian form 𐭥𐭫𐭧𐭫𐭠𐭭.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named بهرام
- Barham SalihPresident of Iraq (2018-2022)born 1960
- Bahram ChobinSasanian general and political leader (died 591)600–592
- Bahram IVThe 13th Sassanid Emperor (388–399)400–399
- Bahram BeyzaiIranian film director (1938-2025)
- Bahram RadanIranian actorborn 1979
- Bahram Mirza Safavigovernor of Khorasan1517–1549
- Bahram MuzafferTurkish boxer (born 1986)
- Bahram MansurovAzerbaijani musician (1911-1985)
- Bahram BagirzadeAzerbaijani comedianborn 1972
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