Vikram (name)

Vikram is a male given name of the Hindus and means the wise , the brave , the strong . Originally the name is derived from one of the qualities of the god Vishnu , the preserver, one of the triunities of the Hindu devas . Vikram is one of the first names in the Vishnu Sahasranama , a series of poems in honor of Vishnu in which a thousand names (Sahasranam) are assigned to him, each name describing a quality of his greatness.

The name Vikram does not come from the king Vikramaditya , who ruled India for 39 years (375-414). Vikramaditya is more of a royal title.

Name bearer

• Vikram Chandra (* 1961), Indian author
• Vikram Malhotra (* 1989), Indian squash player
• Vikram Pandit (* 1957), American manager
• Vikram Sahay , Canadian actor, see Vik Sahay
• Vikram Sarabhai (1919–1971), Indian physicist and space pioneer
• Aditya Vikram Sengupta (* 1983), Indian film director
• Vikram Seth (* 1952), Indian writer
• Vikram Singh (* ~ 1955), Indian badminton player

stage name

• Chiyaan Vikram (actually Kennedy John Victor ; * 1966), Indian actor, singer and voice actor