Given name & surname

Bhim

“formidable, fearful”

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

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bhim means “formidable, fearful.”

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Where it comes from

Bhim comes from Sanskrit.

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How it developed

From Sanskrit भीम (“formidable, fearful”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bhim’s family of names

In English usage, Bhim has a related form in BHIMA. In English usage, Bhim has a related form in BHEEM. In English usage, Bhim has a related form in BHEEM.

Walk Bhim’s family in the name graph

BhimBheemBhimaभीम

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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