Bandar
Persian · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Bandar
The name 'Bandar' means "port" or "harbor" in Persian, derived from the Persian word *bandar* (بندر).
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Etymology
The name 'Bandar' means "port" or "harbor" in Persian, derived from the Persian word *bandar* (بندر). It is used primarily in Persian, Arabic, and South Asian Muslim cultures, notably as a given name in Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, with historical significance tied to the port city of Bandar Abbas in Iran.
Bandar currently ranks #12,579 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2015.
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