Bahadur as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bahadur

What is the meaning of the name Bahadur ?

The baby name Bahadur is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /bəˈhɑːdʊr/ — buh-HAH-door.

Bahadur is Persian in Origin.

Bahadur is a masculine name of Persian and South Asian usage, ultimately from the Mongolic–Turkic root baghatur/baatar “hero, valiant warrior.” Via Persian (bahādur/bahādor) and later Urdu and Hindi, it became both a personal name and an honorific meaning “brave” across Central and South Asia. The title appears in royal epithets - Mughal rulers such as Bahadur Shah I and II - and in military and courtly contexts, especially among Rajputs, Marathas, and Sikh and Afghan leaders. In Nepal it became a common middle or second name, seen in figures like Jang Bahadur Rana and countless Gurkha soldiers.

Variants and cognates include Bahādur/Bahādor (Persian/Urdu spellings), Bahodir/Bahodur (Uzbek/Tajik), Baatar (Mongolian), Batur/Batyr (Turkic), and the Slavic heroic term bogatyr, sometimes linked by scholars to the same root. Meanings cluster around “brave, doughty, champion,” projecting steadfast courage and martial honor.