Behram as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Behram

What is the meaning of the name Behram ?

The baby name Behram is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced beh-RAHM (Persian IPA: /behˈrɑːm/); English variant often BEH-rəm (IPA: /ˈbɛrəm/).

Behram is Persian, Turkish in Origin.

Behram is a Persian male name from Middle Persian Wahrām, ultimately Avestan Verethragna, the Yazata (divinity) of victory. The name denotes “victory,” “victorious one,” or “smasher of resistance,” and in Persian astronomy also names the planet Mars. Spellings vary across languages and periods: Behram/Behrām and Bahrām in Persian and Urdu; Bahram in English transliteration; Vahram in Armenian; and Arabicized Bahrām.

In use since antiquity, it was borne by several Sasanian rulers - Bahram I–V (notably Bahram V “Gur”) and the usurper Bahram Chobin (Bahram VI) - which cemented its royal and heroic associations. The name remains current in Iran and among Zoroastrian and Parsi communities in South Asia, where Behram appears in personal names and religious life; for example, Atash Behram designates the highest grade of Zoroastrian fire temple. Related forms include the surnames Behrami/Bahrāmī and compound given names such as Behramji in Parsi usage.