Bahram
/bæhˈrɒːm/noun
A Persian masculine given name derived from the name of the ancient Iranian deity of victory.
Did you know?Bahram is the Middle Persian form of the Zoroastrian deity Vərəθraγna, who was associated with victory and later identified with the planet Mars.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-Iranian
PII
*vṛ́traghan
“Slayer of resistance or obstruction”
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Vṛtrahán
“The slayer of Vṛtra, the serpent-like force of obstruction and drought”
Avestan period
Avestan
Vərəθraγna
“The deity of victory and martial power”
Hellenistic era
Armenian
Vahagn
“An Armenian warrior and dragon-slaying deity, descended from the same Indo-Iranian divine name”
Sasanian period
Middle Persian
Wahrām
“The name of the Iranian victory deity and a royal personal name”
Modern Persian
Persian
بهرام (Bahrām)
“A masculine given name; also a traditional name associated with Mars”
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