Given name

Bheem

“formidable, fearful”

Bheem is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, meaning “formidable, fearful.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bheem means “formidable, fearful.”

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Where it comes from

Bheem comes from Sanskrit.

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How it developed

From Sanskrit भीम (“formidable, fearful”).

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Bheem’s family of names

In English usage, Bheem has a related form in BHIM. In English usage, Bheem has a related form in BHIM. In English usage, Bheem has a related form in BHIMA.

Walk Bheem’s family in the name graph

BheemBhimBhimaभीम

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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