Bahrām
/bæhˈrɑːm/noun
A Persian masculine given name derived from the ancient Iranian deity of victory.
Did you know?Bahrām is the Middle Persian form of the Zoroastrian deity Verethragna, a many-formed spirit of victory later associated with the planet Mars.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-Iranian
PII
*vr̥traghan
“Destroyer or smiter of resistance”
Ancient Iranian
Avestan
Vərəθraγna
“A deity of victory who overcomes opposition”
Sasanian Period
Middle Persian
Wahrām
“The divine power of victory; also a royal personal name”
Early Islamic Persian
New Persian
Bahrām
“A masculine name inherited from Middle Persian”
Modern English Usage
English
Bahram
“A transliterated Persian given name”