Behnam () is an Iranian /

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 ...

masculine given name or

family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, which translates as "distinguished, honorable, reputable, or acclaimed". The name is composed of two parts: ''bih'' (به, meaning "good" or "best") and nâm (نام, meaning "name or reputation"). The given name and surname is also found with

Assyrian people Assyrians (, ) are an ethnic group Indigenous peoples, indigenous to Mesopotamia, a geographical region in West Asia. Modern Assyrians Assyrian continuity, share descent directly from the ancient Assyrians, one of the key civilizations of Mesop ...

, from the name of the Christian martyr Mar Behnam. There exists a famous monastery of Saint Behnam in north Iraq. It is also a Hebrew translation of "Shem Tov" meaning "noble" in Hebrew.

Given name

* Behnam (saint), a 4th century Christian martyr * Behnam Abolghasempour (born 1973), Iranian football player * Behnam Abu Alsoof (1931–2012), Iraqi Assyriologist, anthropologist, historian and writer * Behnam Afas (born 1934), Iraqi-New Zealander author and researcher * Behnam Afsheh (born 1983), Iranian footballer * Behnam Asbaghi (born 1986), Iranian taekwondo practitioner * Behnam Barzay (born 1993), Iranian footballer *

Behnam Behzadi Behnam Behzadi (Persian: بهنام بهزادی, ''Behˈnām Behzādī,'' born July 24, 1972) is an Iranian director, screenwriter, editor and produce He’s one of the internationally acclaimed Iranian directors and his films have received mult ...

(born 1972), Iranian director, screenwriter, editor and producer * Behnam Beyranvand, Iranian footballer * Behnam Ehsanpour (born 1992), Iranian wrestler * Behnam Khosroshahi (born 1989), Iranian cyclist * Behnam Mahmoudi (born 1980), Iranian volleyball player *

Behnam Malakooti Behnam Malakooti is professor of systems engineering of department of electrical engineering and computer science at the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Ohio, US. He has been affiliated with CWRU since 1982. He is a pioneer researcher in r ...

, American professor * Behnam Maleki (born 1992), Iranian cyclist *

Behnam Sadeghi Behnam Sadeghi (born September 16, 1969) is a scholar of Sharia, Islamic law and History of Islam, history. He was assistant professor of religious studies at Stanford University from 2006 to 2016. Biography Sadeghi received his PhD in 2006 from P ...

(born 1969), scholar of Islamic law and history * Behnam Seraj (born 1971), Iranian football player and manager * Behnam Taebi (born 1977), Dutch-Iranian ethicist and academician *

Behnam Tashakkor Behnam Tashakkor (; born January 24, 1977) is an Iranian actor. Early life He was born on January 24, 1977, in Bandar Anzali to an Ardabili Azeri family. He spent his childhood in the city of Hashtpar. He started his activity in theater by pl ...

(born 1977), Iraqi actor * Behnam Tayyebi (born 1975), Iranian wrestler *

Behnam Yakhchali Behnam Yakhchali Dehkordi (, born 12 july, 1995) is an Iranian professional basketball player for the Gladiators Treves of the German ProA The ProA is the German basketball league system, second-tier Sports league, league of professional club ...

(born 1995), Iranian basketball player

Surname

* Farjam Behnam (born 1966), Iranian editor and researcher * Jamshid Behnam (1928–2021), Iranian sociologist, writer and translator * Mariam Behnam (1921–2014), Iranian-born Emirati writer, diplomat and activist * Rostin Behnam, American lawyer and government official

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