The baby name Bahadir is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ba-HA-dur (IPA: [baˈhadɯr]).
Bahadir is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Bahadir is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ba-HA-dur (IPA: [baˈhadɯr]).
Bahadir is Turkish in Origin.
Bahadir is the anglicized form of Turkish Bahadır, from a broad Turkic–Mongolic root baghatur/batur meaning “hero, brave, valiant,” transmitted into Persian as bahādur and spread across Central and South Asia. The core meaning is brave warrior or simply hero.
The term began as an honorific for distinguished fighters in steppe societies and appears in medieval chronicles and epics. Through Persianate courts it became a royal style; several Mughal rulers bore the epithet, notably Bahadur Shah. As a given name it remains common in Turkey and the wider Turkic world. Notable variants include Bahadır/Bahadir (Turkish), Bahadur (Persian, Urdu, Hindi), Bahodir (Uzbek), Bəhadır (Azerbaijani), Bahodur (Tajik), Batyr/Baatyr (Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen), Batur/Bator (Turkish and related), and Baatar (Mongolian). All retain the shared sense of courage, valor, and heroic excellence.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Boys | 0 | #34 | 3 | 614 |
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #124 | 8 | 1,400 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #242 | 48 | 6,578 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| France | Boys | 2003 | #393 | 5 | 2,466 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #468 | 38 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| TR | 0 | #612 | 1,138 | 19,440 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #881 | 72 | 5,697 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #921 | 31 | 5,873 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,683 | 9 | 28,008 |
Bahadir is popular in 28 countries — most recent births per country:
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