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Bahram or Vahram or Behram ( fa, بهرام ), variant Bahran or Vahran, ( uz, Баҳром, Bahrom and
Tajik Tajik, Tadjik, Tadzhik or Tajikistani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Tajikistan * Tajiks, an ethnic group in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan * Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan * Tajik (surname) * Tajik cu ...
: Баҳром, Bahrom) meaning "smiting of resistance" or "victorious", is a Persian name. Bahram means "victorious" in Middle Persian and
Avestan Avestan (), or historically Zend, is an umbrella term for two Old Iranian languages: Old Avestan (spoken in the 2nd millennium BCE) and Younger Avestan (spoken in the 1st millennium BCE). They are known only from their conjoined use as the scrip ...
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* 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 Khan, 14th-century governor based in Bengal * Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan, 16th-century Bengali poet and Vizier of Chittagong * Bahram Beizai, Iranian film director * Bahram Radan, Iranian film actor *
Bahram Nouraei Bahram Nouraei (Persian: بهرام نورائی ) also professionally known as Bahram (Persian: بهرام) is a hip hop recording artist and record producer from Tehran, Iran currently living in Stockholm, Sweden. He is one of the premier hip ...
, Iranian musician


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Ardashir II Ardashir II ( pal, 𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥, Ardašīr), was the Sasanian King of Kings () of Iran from 379 to 383. He was the brother of his predecessor, Shapur II (), under whom he had served as vassal king of Adiabene, where he fought along ...
, ''r.'' 379–383, who also went by the name 'Ardashir Vahram' * Armenian king Gushnasp Vahram, ''r.'' 509/514-518 *
Pantea Bahram Pantea Bahram ( fa, پانته‌آ بهرام; born 4 March 1970) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh and an Iran Cinema Celebration Award, in addition to nominations for five Hafez Awards and f ...
, Iranian actress *
Thug Behram Thug Behram (c. 1765 – 1840), also known as Buhram Jamedar and the King of the Thugs, was a leader of the Thuggee cult active in Oudh in central India during the late 18th and early 19th century, and is often cited as one of the world's most pr ...
, 19th century serial killer from the Indian
Thuggee Thuggee (, ) are actions and crimes carried out by Thugs, historically, organised gangs of professional robbers and murderers in India. The English word ''thug'' traces its roots to the Hindi ठग (), which means 'swindler' or 'deceiver'. Rela ...
cult * Valon Behrami,
Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internation ...
footballer


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Bahrami (surname) Bahrami ( fa, بهرامی) is a Persian-origin surname. The word is a derivative of the male given name Bahram with the relative suffix ''i'' (/ī/; fa, "ی") Notable people with the surname include: * Ameneh Bahrami (born 1978), Iranian acid a ...
, surname derived from Bahram given name *
Bihram In Mandaeism, Bihram ( myz, ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ) or Bihram Rabba ( myz, ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ ࡓࡁࡀ, "Bihram the Great") is an uthra (angel or guardian) who presides over the ''masbuta'', or baptism ritual. Bihram is mentioned in Mandaean texts su ...
, a Mandaean celestial being and given name *
Vahrām Verethragna ( ae, 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀‎ ') is an Indo-Iranians, Indo-Iranian deity. The neuter noun ''verethragna'' is related to Avestan ''verethra'', 'obstacle' and ''verethragnan'', 'victorious'. Representing this concep ...
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Varanes (disambiguation) Varanes is a Roman name of Persian origin, derived by the name Bahram (disambiguation), Bahram. * Varanes (consul 410), Roman consul in 410; * Varanes (consul 456), Roman consul in 456. {{Dab ...
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bahram (Name) Given names Persian masculine given names