Name
Veer
Meaning
Veer is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning “hero, brave warrior”.
Veer is the modern Hindi form of the Sanskrit vira, hero or brave man, the word behind honorifics for India's freedom fighters and the military decoration Param Vir Chakra. Bollywood has kept it current with heroes named Veer in several blockbuster films.
Popular in India and the Indian diaspora in the 2010s and 2020s.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #940 in 2025 · peak #940 in 2025
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /VEER/
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Questions
Veer is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning “hero, brave warrior”. Veer is the modern Hindi form of the Sanskrit vira, hero or brave man, the word behind honorifics for India's freedom fighters and the military decoration Param Vir Chakra.
Veer is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Popular in India and the Indian diaspora in the 2010s and 2020s.
The name Veer comes from Sanskrit. Veer is the modern Hindi form of the Sanskrit vira, hero or brave man, the word behind honorifics for India's freedom fighters and the military decoration Param Vir Chakra. Bollywood has kept it current with heroes named Veer in several blockbuster films.
Veer is pronounced VEER.
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