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Character Name

Bahram

Meaning — From Avestan "Verethragna", the Zoroastrian deity of victory and the personification of martial triumph, whose name passed through Middle Persian as "Wahram" and then "Bahram". Bahram is a name of kings and heroes in the Shahnameh, most notably Bahram Gur, the legendary Sassanid king celebrated for his hunting prowess and love of poetry.·Persian origin·Male·bah-RAM

Bahram Bahram projects the energy of a man at the peak of physical vitality and royal pleasure — a great hunter, lover of women and poetry, who combines martial greatness with a genuine appetite for the sensory richness of life. Characters named Bahram are often charismatic kings of the world who must learn what lies beyond conquest.

Best genres for Bahram

Historical FictionFantasyMythologyAdventure

Famous characters named Bahram

Bahram Gur

Haft Paykar (Seven Beauties) Nizami Ganjavi

The legendary Sassanid king who builds seven pavilions for seven princesses and hears a tale from each — a framework story that is one of Persian literature's most celebrated works.


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Bahram ShiraziBahram TehraniBahram EsfahaniBahram HosseiniBahram MoradiBahram Rashidian

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