68%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage History (Ecclesiastical) Meaning & History Latinized form of a Persian name of unknown meaning. Saint Bademus was a 4th-century Persian martyr who was a victim of Shapur II's persecutions. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesVadzim(Belarusian) Vadim, Vadik(Russian) Vadym(Ukrainian) Categories history, Latinizations, martyrs, saints, unknown etymology