Bahram (name)
| Bahram | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Persian |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | champion |
| Other names | |
| See also | Vahram |
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Bahram or Vahram (Persian: بهرام ), variant Bahran or Vahran, (Uzbek: Баҳром, Bahrom and Tajik: Баҳром, Bahrom) meaning "smiting of resistance" or "victorious", is a Persian surname or a male Persian given name.
Bahram means "victorious" in the Avestan language in Zoroastrianism.
Given name
- one of the Sassanid kings by that name:
- Bahrām I, r. 273-276
- Bahrām II, r. 276-293
- Bahrām III, r. 293
- Bahrām IV, r. 388–399
- Bahrām V Gōr, r. 421–438
- Bahrām VI Čōbīn, r. 590-591
- Bahram Beizai, Iranian film director
- Bahram Radan, Iranian film actor
Surname
- Ardashir II, r. 379–383, who also went by the name 'Ardashir Vahram'
- Armenian king Gushnasp Vahram, r. 509/514-518
- Pantea Bahram, Iranian actress
- Thug Behram, 19th century serial killer from the Indian Thuggee cult
See also
- Vahrām
- Varanes (disambiguation)