Bahar () in

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

appears as a feminine given name in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

and

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. It comes from the Middle Persian whʾl (wahār), which ultimately comes from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”). A similar name also appears in the Semitic languages albeit with a different meaning. Therefore, Baħar in

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Maltese ...

; Al-Bahr () in

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

; and Bahir ( in

Amharic Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...

- Bahari / in Tigrinya).

People with the given name Bahar

* Emine Gülbahar Hatun (died 1492), concubine of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II and mother of Bayezid II * Ahmad Bahar (1889–1957), Iranian statesman *

Bahar Çağlar Bahar Çağlar Ökten (born 28 September 1988) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Botaş SK. She competed at two Summer Olympic Games: the 2012 and 2016. Married to the advocate Emin Ökten since 29 August 2020. Honors * Galatasara ...

(born 1988), Turkish basketballer * Bahar Davary, Iranian-American religious studies scholar * Bahar Doğan (born 1974), Turkish long-distance runner *

Bahar Güvenç Bahar Güvenç (born January 15, 1997) is a Turkish women's soccer, women's football Defender (association football), defender currently playing in the First League for 1207 Antalya Sporr with jersey number 3. She was a member of the Turkey women ...

(born 1997), Turkish footballer *

Bahar Kizil Bahar Kizil (Turkish: ''Bahar Kızıl''; born 5 October 1988) is a German singer and songwriter of Turkish descent, best known as one of the founding members of the girl group Monrose, which won the fifth season of the German version of ''Pop ...

(born 1988), German singer of Turkish descent * Bahar Mert (born 1975), Turkish volleyball player * Bahar Movahed Bashiri (born 1979), Iranian portrait caricaturist, classical vocalist and dentist *

Bahar Soomekh Bahar Soomekh () is an American former actress who later became a real estate agent. She is best known for her roles in '' Crash'' and the ''Saw'' franchise. Early life and education Bahar was born in Tehran, Iran, to a devout Persian-Jewish fam ...

(born 1975), Iranian-American actor * Bahar Toksoy (born 1988), Turkish volleyball player * Bahar Jefri Bolkiah (born 1981), Bruneian prince

People with the surname Bahar

* Hassan Bahara (born 1978), Moroccan-Dutch writer * Dany Bahar (born 1971), Turkish chief executive * Emran bin Bahar (born 1961), Bruneian diplomat *

Hatice Bahar Özgüvenç Hatice Bahar Özgüvenç (born 10 June 1984) is a Turkish female association football, football manager and former women's soccer, women's football player. She coaches Fatih Karagümrük S.K. (women's football), Fatih Karagümrük. She was a me ...

(born 1984), Turkish footballer * Mehrdad Bahar (1930–1994), Iranian linguist, mythologist and Persian historian *

Mohammad-Taqi Bahar Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (; also romanised as Mohammad-Taqī Bahār; 10 December 1886 in Mashhad – 22 April 1951 in Tehran), widely known as Malek osh-Sho'arā () and Malek osh-Sho'arā Bahār ("poet laureate," literally: ''the king of poets''), w ...

(1884–1951), Iranian poet, politician, historian and journalist * Mojdeh Bahar, American patent attorney and government official * R. Iris Bahar, American professor and electronics engineer * Salah Al Bahar (born 1970), Iraqi singer and composer * Qazi Mu'tasim Billah Bahar (1933–2013), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and professor

People with the given name Bahar

People with the surname Bahar

See also