Bahar () in Persian appears as a feminine given name in Iran, Afghanistan and Turkey. It comes from the Middle Persian whþl (wahÃÂr), which ultimately comes from Proto-Indo-European *wósrÃÂ¥ (âÂÂspringâÂÂ).
A similar name also appears in the Semitic languages albeit with a different meaning. Therefore, Baçar in Maltese; Al-Bahr () in Arabic; and Bahir ( in Amharic - Bahari / in Tigrinya).
People with the given name Bahar
- Emine Gülbahar Hatun (died 1492), concubine of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II and mother of Bayezid II
- Bahar ÃÂaÃÂlar (born 1988), Turkish basketballer
- Bahar Davary, Iranian-American religious studies scholar
- Bahar DoÃÂan (born 1974), Turkish long-distance runner
- Bahar Güvenç (born 1997), Turkish footballer
- Bahar Kizil (born 1988), German singer of Turkish descent
- Bahar Mert (born 1975), Turkish volleyball player
- Bahar Movahed Bashiri (born 1979), Iranian portrait caricaturist, classical vocalist and dentist
- Bahar Soomekh (born 1975), Iranian-American actor
- Bahar Toksoy (born 1988), Turkish volleyball player
- Bahar Jefri Bolkiah (born 1981), Bruneian prince
- Bahar Yñldñrñm (born 1998), Turkish long-distance runner
People with the surname Bahar
- Ahmad Bahar (1889âÂÂ1957), Iranian statesman
- Ahmad Bahar (Palestinian politician) (1949âÂÂ2023), Palestinian politician
- Hassan Bahara (born 1978), Moroccan-Dutch writer
- Dany Bahar (born 1971), Turkish chief executive
- Emran bin Bahar (born 1961), Bruneian diplomat
- Hatice Bahar ÃÂzgüvenç (born 1984), Turkish footballer
- Mehrdad Bahar (1930âÂÂ1994), Iranian linguist, mythologist and Persian historian
- Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (1884âÂÂ1951), Iranian poet, politician, historian and journalist
- Mojdeh Bahar, American patent attorney and government official
- R. Iris Bahar, American professor and electronics engineer
- Salah Al Bahar (born 1970), Iraqi singer and composer
- Qazi Mu'tasim Billah Bahar (1933âÂÂ2013), Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and professor
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