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View Name: Bahram


BAHRAM
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: بهرام (Persian)
Meaning & History
Modern Persian form of Avestan Verethragna meaning "victory over resistance". This was the name of a Zoroastrian god (one of the Amesha Spenta) associated with victory and war. This name was borne by several Sassanid emperors. It is also the Persian name for the planet Mars.
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VARIANTS: Behram (Iranian), Verethragna (Persian Mythology)
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