Baatar
/ˈbɑː.tɑːr/noun
A Mongolian word and title meaning a hero or warrior, also used in personal names and place names.
Did you know?Baatar appears in Ulaanbaatar, whose name is commonly translated as “Red Hero,” honoring Mongolia’s revolutionary imagery.
Etymological Timeline
8th Century
Old Turkic
baγatur
“A brave warrior or heroic champion; an early recorded form of the title.”
13th Century
Middle Mongolian
baγatur
“Hero, valiant warrior, or military title in Mongolian texts.”
13th–14th Century
Persian
bahādur
“A hero or brave man, borrowed through Inner Asian military and court culture.”
14th–17th Century
Mongolian
baγatur
“Hero or champion, with the intervocalic consonant later weakening in Mongolian.”
Modern Mongolian
Mongolian
баатар (baatar)
“Hero; a title and personal-name element.”
Modern English
English
baatar
“A transliterated Mongolian term for a hero or warrior, especially familiar from Ulaanbaatar.”