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بَهْرَام
Bahram
bah-RAAM
“Victorious; the planet Mars.”
About Bahram
Bahram is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "victorious; the planet mars" — a Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Persian, from Old Iranian 'Verethragna' — a Zoroastrian deity of victory. Also the Persian name for the planet Mars.
Long-standing Persian masculine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Persian
Gender
Boy
Root letters
Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Bahram's consonants live comfortably in both.
Across history
Who has carried Bahram before.
- Bahram V (d. 438 CE), Sasanian emperor
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Bahram
- What does the name Bahram mean?
- Bahram (بَهْرَام) means "Victorious; the planet Mars". Persian, from Old Iranian 'Verethragna' — a Zoroastrian deity of victory. Also the Persian name for the planet Mars.
- Is Bahram a name from the Qur'an?
- Bahram does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Bahram a boy or a girl name?
- Bahram is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Bahram come from?
- Bahram is a Persian name, built on the root letters —. Long-standing Persian masculine name.
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