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Bahram

बहराम
said bah-raam
also written: Bahram Gor
Meaning

A celebrated Sasanian king (Bahram V, 'Bahram Gor') famed in legend as a great hunter and lover; also the Persian name for the planet Mars.

Usage & notes

Bahram is the royal hunter whose palace and pleasures the grave finally swallowed (echoed in the famous Khayyam quatrain); his name doubles as Mars, the warlike planet, in astrological imagery.