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Behram

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Meaning

Planet Mars

Linguistic Origin

Persian

Islamic Classification

Islamic historical figure

Regional Usage

South Asia

Global Spellings

Arabic بهرام
Urdu بہرام
Persian بهرام
Bengali বেহরাম
Pashto بهرام
For parents seeking a noble identity for their baby boy, Behram offers deep spiritual resonance. The name holds the profound meaning of 'Planet Mars', reflecting qualities that parents often wish to bestow upon their child.

Pronounced as Behram, it has a rhythmic flow that makes it memorable and distinct. It is an excellent choice for a modern Muslim family honoring tradition.

Behram, like Bahram, is a Persian name tied to the Zoroastrian deity of victory and the legendary king Bahram Gur.

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Etymology

From the Middle Persian Vahram, the Persian name for the planet Mars and several Sasanian kings - a variant of Bahram.

Notable Historical Usage

From the tenth century Persian became the literary and courtly language of the eastern Islamic world, carried by the Samanid, Ghaznavid, Seljuk, Timurid and Mughal courts and used in administration as far as Bengal. Its vocabulary of light, garden and heart supplied given names across that whole reach, alongside the Arabic religious stock, and still does.

Cultural / Regional Usage

Used across Persian- and Urdu-speaking Muslim communities.